Porch Roof

We've had this lovely brick stoop at our back door for almost 2 years now, but it has no handrail and the door gets soaked every time it rains.

So we decided to add a roof.

This is what this part of the house looked like when we bought it 6 years ago. Horrors!

This is how that area looked after the big kitchen remodel; all new windows, siding, and doors, but still no porch.

I figured we could flatten the pitch just a bit to make it come out even with the fascia board of the "family room" which is lower than the rest of the house, so on October 21st, we did some figuring and ran to Home Depot for lumber.

Then we had to manufacture a little beam because we couldn't find a 4x6x14'. It's probably stronger that a 4x6 with that piece of 1/2" plywood between the 2x6s. By Wednesday we had the beam and posts installed and started on the rafters and roof sheathing and by Halloween the railings were done.

Then came the priming and painting...

And Voila! We now have a porch roof that looks like it's always been there.