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Greek Revival Exterior Renovation - Before and After

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJed84_qh__NL9wv8hmPABLJ1784xoFAUW5qd3KuMFfv2hlZqRqVaNNfg7XQ5R8B_TM5ArY7K9PHfNppeKPbgcrVhWiQw1Pg6pFZEzQ-cOmR4X6MkbX-fv-IqWQ1QuF5Ge51A46rN4iZs/s1600/houseB%2526A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJed84_qh__NL9wv8hmPABLJ1784xoFAUW5qd3KuMFfv2hlZqRqVaNNfg7XQ5R8B_TM5ArY7K9PHfNppeKPbgcrVhWiQw1Pg6pFZEzQ-cOmR4X6MkbX-fv-IqWQ1QuF5Ge51A46rN4iZs/s640/houseB%2526A.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdkDP04dHkIbgmltkVd9rgeae0Z2URfFx5GA83NpEcT6lpisPydD2RwPnWCH6msGORvDKPrToNqn_ZzpFQ-ilWMjGjzBz7RkiPZvEeF_5B6yCjxhCfAK_iP9AWBtuw0iClvYlZJctY9I/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdkDP04dHkIbgmltkVd9rgeae0Z2URfFx5GA83NpEcT6lpisPydD2RwPnWCH6msGORvDKPrToNqn_ZzpFQ-ilWMjGjzBz7RkiPZvEeF_5B6yCjxhCfAK_iP9AWBtuw0iClvYlZJctY9I/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Greek Revival Exterior, Before and After<br />All photos copyright of Steve Fuller, An Urban Cottage 2010-2013<br />Please e-mail for permission to copy or reprint.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those of you visiting for the first time, or if you missed the actual exterior renovation as it progressed on the blog, I thought it would helpful to summarize it all in one post and include all of the sources for those of you who might want to take on this project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although this project was a restoration to the home's original state, you could get this look with almost any house that has it's gable end facing the street.  The Greek Revival is a great American style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my journey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipQw8QOyASHazG_H5PZ8ahLmmm8YaYkB0OctAdwf1BDHLA90zsFXsvOWk6QiL_OR2-YO4aikVViFSto1YJ9jKMFGx7FhSr6fmY44zOCykAfOkD5aVVqXF1VfBn9cizMXkS_TX2LpNLCc/s1600/house1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipQw8QOyASHazG_H5PZ8ahLmmm8YaYkB0OctAdwf1BDHLA90zsFXsvOWk6QiL_OR2-YO4aikVViFSto1YJ9jKMFGx7FhSr6fmY44zOCykAfOkD5aVVqXF1VfBn9cizMXkS_TX2LpNLCc/s640/house1.jpg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copyright 2013, An Urban Cottage</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the house when I bought it.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never intended to document this process when I started</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I'm sorry it isn't the best photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the first few years, I did a lot of cleanup and removal of what I thought were the most unattractive and outdated details; specifically, I removed the chain link fence, the wrought iron posts on the front porch.  I did add new cedar fencing which I'll show in another Back Porch and Garden Post and I added a few shrubs along the front of the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOpmwY_cpm3UDL0C8Fm4J7Oh8o-rY-30DDKBD_-jSOtzN-n03CRcPO4lcojoNyH51ilK4KBYUoIUApo8EGfITS9-R1YAg0I6aweO0LSWIpG5J-9wYrRl2GPfs6FBjjPs6VDUdRZ5BOoY/s1600/house2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOpmwY_cpm3UDL0C8Fm4J7Oh8o-rY-30DDKBD_-jSOtzN-n03CRcPO4lcojoNyH51ilK4KBYUoIUApo8EGfITS9-R1YAg0I6aweO0LSWIpG5J-9wYrRl2GPfs6FBjjPs6VDUdRZ5BOoY/s640/house2.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The house was sold as a "Greek Revival" but unless you were already aware of what a Greek Revival should look like, you would never know it.  All of the details had been removed or were covered up by the vinyl siding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My journey started with a trip to the Historical Commission to see if there was any information I could use to restore the house.  I was hoping to find that my house had a porch across the front, typical of most Greek Revivals in the area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lVQgn0c9dZqkMQV-akrNcUX-2TvND0_QNC0xAuVg6dBEyHhcfPt2pgtd4W-71Uhh_DEQZjbsHjTKHmp-aS_Qu5Ap2EZSvGrkhIrzwk9rkQT9YEoU6oUMnS3PQQXsKQ8X1_0_YYsjB8c/s1600/eng3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lVQgn0c9dZqkMQV-akrNcUX-2TvND0_QNC0xAuVg6dBEyHhcfPt2pgtd4W-71Uhh_DEQZjbsHjTKHmp-aS_Qu5Ap2EZSvGrkhIrzwk9rkQT9YEoU6oUMnS3PQQXsKQ8X1_0_YYsjB8c/s640/eng3.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was thrilled to find a drawing of the outline of the house from the City's Field Engineers' book from 1856 showing my house with a 3.9-foot porch across the front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJ6dLlwiIMnaMCYJh1vKV00AGX8ZDmldAp8Fok0L6vuzeuWMIP1MtTCjnLbbFpbN7eyL-q8hdOSnqZ52g9Lhma8aKS44nierYq3Ap78AUY9p7Fyh8UOmxYKeKmvqS5uJEqu-eG4dw7NI/s1600/eng2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJ6dLlwiIMnaMCYJh1vKV00AGX8ZDmldAp8Fok0L6vuzeuWMIP1MtTCjnLbbFpbN7eyL-q8hdOSnqZ52g9Lhma8aKS44nierYq3Ap78AUY9p7Fyh8UOmxYKeKmvqS5uJEqu-eG4dw7NI/s400/eng2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a cleaned up version of the drawing showing the house,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">18.5 feet wide; the porch, 3.9 feet deep and the stairs positioned on the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right-hand side of the porch, 4.2 feet wide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a VERY IMPORTANT find because current zoning laws</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">prohibit building with 10 feet of the property line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was going to have to apply for a variance showing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">documentation that the porch was historically correct.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RcQpuAQu9ET5K6sZPuCiyak3q1QGXeXaeB4tSB0g20ejgxMWGdaTt3Ebi-SCeezDDT7hC2daZmdqPWg8Ap-7tDd7xhVuHEv_fcoj4X7TAbA5THkszcL3HL0ejUo_wcNff8AaPEI_bBY/s1600/blueprint.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RcQpuAQu9ET5K6sZPuCiyak3q1QGXeXaeB4tSB0g20ejgxMWGdaTt3Ebi-SCeezDDT7hC2daZmdqPWg8Ap-7tDd7xhVuHEv_fcoj4X7TAbA5THkszcL3HL0ejUo_wcNff8AaPEI_bBY/s400/blueprint.bmp" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since the application for a variance requires detailed plans, I had to hire an architect to do a plan for me.  After studying all of the local Greek Revivals and well as all the details appropriate to 1842 this is the drawing we presented.  After filing the lengthy applications, all of my neighbor's were informed of my intentions and invited to public hearing where they could support or object to my plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I talked to all of my neighbors in advance, asked for their support and arrived at the hearing with four letters of support.  My variance was approved and after the three-month application and hearing process, we were ready to begin construction.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We startedby  pulling off the vinyl siding that had been installed in mid-1980s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For anyone with vinyl siding, there's a possibility that you could simply remove it and paint your house!   I talked to a few of my neighbors who told me the former owner installed the vinyl siding because the house needed a paint job and adding vinyl siding made the house maintenance free for the elderly owner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvafzsPm7qeTanUdqHrZmfCOi7S5OTn72FuwBQjRjoBSvgY_AApSNNFBXEwsXGpe_x2N0kF7_IdSLvmLSQ_fUly5SWDxVaZDjv_2EU2doGYuy87h4ChSICDv_1avPtTsL-QEjgmmNFMc/s1600/IMG_3067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvafzsPm7qeTanUdqHrZmfCOi7S5OTn72FuwBQjRjoBSvgY_AApSNNFBXEwsXGpe_x2N0kF7_IdSLvmLSQ_fUly5SWDxVaZDjv_2EU2doGYuy87h4ChSICDv_1avPtTsL-QEjgmmNFMc/s640/IMG_3067.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copyright 2013, An Urban Cottage</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the vinyl is almost removed.  Looks better already, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just be cautioned, removing the vinyl siding leaves a lot of unknowns.  If water has been seeping behind the vinyl for years, you could find a lot of damage that needs to be addressed.  I was happy to find everything in relatively good condition and was able to keep the siding on two sides of the house that will receive later window changes.  Removing the vinyl siding also removes a layer of insulation so it won't be as energy efficient.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cP4W3NYH5s6OBWHki2T-4qUDn1kN2ZH_diXSOlhO9pUHamONFCmkzmRbKoxG-IJCi6AEPGrx3GPIexPEcGxCRE4xf5L6PviHKq5eR9WuhEdd6G95WRgrkzHUy8XuoIW-I9hEL_tRFwE/s1600/IMG_3071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cP4W3NYH5s6OBWHki2T-4qUDn1kN2ZH_diXSOlhO9pUHamONFCmkzmRbKoxG-IJCi6AEPGrx3GPIexPEcGxCRE4xf5L6PviHKq5eR9WuhEdd6G95WRgrkzHUy8XuoIW-I9hEL_tRFwE/s640/IMG_3071.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copyright 2013, An Urban Cottage</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we peeled back the shingles, the original siding could be seen underneath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz46DIXsYCjNGc8wqQCyg3wSX30FPpv0l5njkX8ZFHg5BPxADSfFodkBK2f72-U6peeHx3qJthyOFqCvTl_VZlMoU3F5kLCKa05FiWQ86hR7IJU7JxZ-LBIlX7fyQIM9eUDCPJpYgeAqI/s1600/IMG_3076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz46DIXsYCjNGc8wqQCyg3wSX30FPpv0l5njkX8ZFHg5BPxADSfFodkBK2f72-U6peeHx3qJthyOFqCvTl_VZlMoU3F5kLCKa05FiWQ86hR7IJU7JxZ-LBIlX7fyQIM9eUDCPJpYgeAqI/s640/IMG_3076.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Copyright 2013, An Urban Cottage</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the back corner, we found the original clapboards and the cornerboards.  We now knew exactly what size the new cornerboards should be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But even without this find, there are other clues to these details.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3hmhB13j3LjJsIK_OGfcXuRsIWmqGW6ZCCj7wbCpwOEEzqIlpnNjPYSX9L130bjI2cIpXkg_67RLCVkVu9T_K1C1Y4hLHRtU5dkRpnWtStN-a403Pol9f8XGnwMzuPfrKERcjiGOv2g/s1600/IMG_3085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3hmhB13j3LjJsIK_OGfcXuRsIWmqGW6ZCCj7wbCpwOEEzqIlpnNjPYSX9L130bjI2cIpXkg_67RLCVkVu9T_K1C1Y4hLHRtU5dkRpnWtStN-a403Pol9f8XGnwMzuPfrKERcjiGOv2g/s640/IMG_3085.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copyright 2013, An Urban Cottage</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the front of the house was stripped to the original sheathing, we could also see outlines of the original details.  Let's take a closer look.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vlriJhTGL4KJ8kezdcq5zsTvGkRf7iN8DqRM5HNQSw220z1eHasecLRfHCQ4ZHl7b22-DEw4G4zKU5DuJWoHsJPnO5QdOkZx7LfwUaRci72dGLCRLY1zuld-vZQDxBVBTdbDcox8sSo/s1600/IMG_3094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vlriJhTGL4KJ8kezdcq5zsTvGkRf7iN8DqRM5HNQSw220z1eHasecLRfHCQ4ZHl7b22-DEw4G4zKU5DuJWoHsJPnO5QdOkZx7LfwUaRci72dGLCRLY1zuld-vZQDxBVBTdbDcox8sSo/s640/IMG_3094.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To the left you can see the vertical shadow of the cornerboard and just below the upstairs window you can see the angle of the porch roof line.  These are a great references in the absence of old drawings and photographs when restoring a house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nZL1bpY9yBh8hJaNv2RADQhlGOslhR50367VTZCk4DInp7ypRwpYufgFHapTpIkhyphenhyphenaJhoR-zHyNZ634fowzyM3cf_ufevWp4qKp2MRngje5s9vnIR435Tp2lNoXEFNeNecswRN9mljU/s1600/IMG_3103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nZL1bpY9yBh8hJaNv2RADQhlGOslhR50367VTZCk4DInp7ypRwpYufgFHapTpIkhyphenhyphenaJhoR-zHyNZ634fowzyM3cf_ufevWp4qKp2MRngje5s9vnIR435Tp2lNoXEFNeNecswRN9mljU/s640/IMG_3103.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was planning to blow insulation in before putting the house together but we ran into a little bit of a roadblock.  On the back side of the sheathing, lath and plaster had been applied from the inside.  This was done as an early form of insulation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This can impede good distribution of insulation so all of the sheathing needed to be removed so this material could be taken out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTivYF1soQ6dZNiua55whIIGjenyNVW9ppkvBjcpvsl8nC2LD_aR4IMVmiJNHx2Ld16F5JqYe9IFle9dcldpElXi20oHvIN51_kDq3U0lNYhCTw9whRJ-iTVLrob8wmq3ZuQKiuUpoOFA/s1600/IMG_3164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTivYF1soQ6dZNiua55whIIGjenyNVW9ppkvBjcpvsl8nC2LD_aR4IMVmiJNHx2Ld16F5JqYe9IFle9dcldpElXi20oHvIN51_kDq3U0lNYhCTw9whRJ-iTVLrob8wmq3ZuQKiuUpoOFA/s640/IMG_3164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cats kept a careful eye on the work.  This was both a scary and funny point in the project.  Having your house opened up to the elements for several days left me feeling very vulnerable.  At the same time, people would walk by and ask "Do you live in there?" to which I would look at them like they were crazy and ask "Yeah, why?"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvE0Obuao9UviRJxMv-HoGWAYWzfOISUUTN2la_c4FQ-SZZZRzkzHWLNR0HPCKVI4xA3MyHN-i3vqoWSNylpelTgVaE7wLvEvFbQ2LbmYRVa7dWmOBFV3THhjJ2WNzmQt4BX_uJdWSVM/s1600/IMG_3213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvE0Obuao9UviRJxMv-HoGWAYWzfOISUUTN2la_c4FQ-SZZZRzkzHWLNR0HPCKVI4xA3MyHN-i3vqoWSNylpelTgVaE7wLvEvFbQ2LbmYRVa7dWmOBFV3THhjJ2WNzmQt4BX_uJdWSVM/s640/IMG_3213.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This shows a closeup of the post and beam construction typical of homes built before 1845-1850.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70oRmoXkaUS7JXmtUoHPMsVWG8woPNl_H-2TuLdA4v8y06GnyB-IfAa4DmcSbsPhpP-yvlmJZY8ltnyVlTW3fC9R2i3qPJ2hr-LXNfUjTmhahk1BhVWeZaei0oJDUnr6FxHBwXviYGsc/s1600/IMG_3215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70oRmoXkaUS7JXmtUoHPMsVWG8woPNl_H-2TuLdA4v8y06GnyB-IfAa4DmcSbsPhpP-yvlmJZY8ltnyVlTW3fC9R2i3qPJ2hr-LXNfUjTmhahk1BhVWeZaei0oJDUnr6FxHBwXviYGsc/s640/IMG_3215.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the back corner of the dining room with the sheathing removed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSKCaKhZWzmzYsNqc8jJjMGMbhlnukoloR6NwpsdzuIBuZPGljISJ2gWkXtXIWGRlbcAUfx1u3DdrPBA_ZCP5fjI-jRrRk-uUaUcFaqUpzessWTWesUXLNwetpEEFdNjczVkxCcEJpSs/s1600/IMG_3222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSKCaKhZWzmzYsNqc8jJjMGMbhlnukoloR6NwpsdzuIBuZPGljISJ2gWkXtXIWGRlbcAUfx1u3DdrPBA_ZCP5fjI-jRrRk-uUaUcFaqUpzessWTWesUXLNwetpEEFdNjczVkxCcEJpSs/s640/IMG_3222.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A closeup of the back side of the dining room wall.  Notice how there are virtually no studs.  A few horizontal studs provide support to wider vertical boards to which the lath and plaster are attached.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1BPVV5vZUVVrLg6nuaNq4YEcvkkPyd8kd1QfAdavyEwxMSOF0ZitGeK_QAAEzrd8aZmTyY-Fg7Bi2ho1Qkc3qohK0tnDVuFuX-0nQmB8hCnAzcz8hz0WRx9HOEBJyOecIobu1mjOapc/s1600/IMG_3233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1BPVV5vZUVVrLg6nuaNq4YEcvkkPyd8kd1QfAdavyEwxMSOF0ZitGeK_QAAEzrd8aZmTyY-Fg7Bi2ho1Qkc3qohK0tnDVuFuX-0nQmB8hCnAzcz8hz0WRx9HOEBJyOecIobu1mjOapc/s640/IMG_3233.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once all the extra lath and plaster was taken out, the sheathing was all replaced and fiberglas insulation was blown in.  I don't know why fiberglas as opposed to cellulose, it's what my atchitect specified.  I did some research and found discussion boards with arguments as to the pros and cons of each.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoWzGWI92TAi-9rp-zefGSDLVpuDKkh5eOpAcxXbkJqdXpubCn5ix6bKhiqY3V4zRE28QZJbRmM63cZ1UxfWVZhb01_ByBSp75Hgfpy4P0uPytFFawlQQUjacJ9-uDWynCbqYivNc6Jg/s1600/IMG_3242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoWzGWI92TAi-9rp-zefGSDLVpuDKkh5eOpAcxXbkJqdXpubCn5ix6bKhiqY3V4zRE28QZJbRmM63cZ1UxfWVZhb01_ByBSp75Hgfpy4P0uPytFFawlQQUjacJ9-uDWynCbqYivNc6Jg/s640/IMG_3242.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After blowing in the insulation, the house was wrapped with Typar Housewrap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The house is ready to be put back together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG4Hgyv3s_IozWLYQF5xBXlcatE-VWJI8yyTAwy-1PypYu3DRmDgN1RRv-0lJY41oZ84v5tC_xuahdyiiQ6xoX-Nh8WSd-ts1HoNgXUVNzyr4vSFL5VyYX9x4yusQ7fR5UckZvR_diNY/s1600/IMG_3095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG4Hgyv3s_IozWLYQF5xBXlcatE-VWJI8yyTAwy-1PypYu3DRmDgN1RRv-0lJY41oZ84v5tC_xuahdyiiQ6xoX-Nh8WSd-ts1HoNgXUVNzyr4vSFL5VyYX9x4yusQ7fR5UckZvR_diNY/s640/IMG_3095.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My water, sewer and gas service all come in the from the front of the house so before digging for the porch posts, I called DigSafe and each utility service came to mark where the pipes were located.  This is a free service.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcH73yDyWKYwMI1Jimpx2hV_n-YFOuyH9FPOE3NCR3u2JTu8HAqaVQZWeiK4VP5QYA6vysyFKiDh9QD_7hICFuEraEYMbAkrNJ29UbCFEBmnfrHc5F8vQ9lcXqaMCF-T3dism11NLId8/s1600/IMG_3244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcH73yDyWKYwMI1Jimpx2hV_n-YFOuyH9FPOE3NCR3u2JTu8HAqaVQZWeiK4VP5QYA6vysyFKiDh9QD_7hICFuEraEYMbAkrNJ29UbCFEBmnfrHc5F8vQ9lcXqaMCF-T3dism11NLId8/s640/IMG_3244.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Holes for the porch supports were dug four feet deep, the local requirement to get below the freeze line, the cement was poured and were covered to cure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-LFkG0Of-mPQYF77sVW1xglqjRqz75GnLQRGQlOFLD31NyoFi3whz2MWNjT-yyasWKogm90INr_vpa5xqFBuaHIiGaSVDf0ApLXwc_c0KIyjgB3mvFhyphenhyphenLnFBdorViKPKnDwUEQT_zL8/s1600/IMG_3401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-LFkG0Of-mPQYF77sVW1xglqjRqz75GnLQRGQlOFLD31NyoFi3whz2MWNjT-yyasWKogm90INr_vpa5xqFBuaHIiGaSVDf0ApLXwc_c0KIyjgB3mvFhyphenhyphenLnFBdorViKPKnDwUEQT_zL8/s640/IMG_3401.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new porch deck, the porch roof and the stair stringers were built.  A slab of granite was used as the first stair to keep the wood off the ground.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7zXmbVOvqXv6RUvZWn4W7DdYN-ur62IMu5hnmEzQQavRbMXgDBQLp8fEESKpzp6jjduM2s4pOCxUssyia8Otl2vf8zIn7zT7AIw5IMgQ-wO5MrjzbHSEIXLLjgN6wuB-qTmtTod6nKE/s1600/IMG_3488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7zXmbVOvqXv6RUvZWn4W7DdYN-ur62IMu5hnmEzQQavRbMXgDBQLp8fEESKpzp6jjduM2s4pOCxUssyia8Otl2vf8zIn7zT7AIw5IMgQ-wO5MrjzbHSEIXLLjgN6wuB-qTmtTod6nKE/s640/IMG_3488.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close up of the porch beam, also called the entablature. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyaxQvBRc-phq1dHEGOOPbutTWO0vuxiLcG0JR08s2RgXaJLOVCWi4wGG8hruFpnFMpyEMsUx6-8JiWXGyqsJl-LXu6hkVybPjoSf9VGn3mhhWWHUdO_Qu21c-k43cJqCqKqHtXSVr3E/s1600/IMG_3576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyaxQvBRc-phq1dHEGOOPbutTWO0vuxiLcG0JR08s2RgXaJLOVCWi4wGG8hruFpnFMpyEMsUx6-8JiWXGyqsJl-LXu6hkVybPjoSf9VGn3mhhWWHUdO_Qu21c-k43cJqCqKqHtXSVr3E/s640/IMG_3576.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The entablature was wrapped with cedar so it looks like on solid beam. The porch deck is mahogany.</div><br /><br />This is one point when I was happy to have an experienced and smart contractor.  The porch deck had to be slightly wider than the roof because you want the entire base of the column to sit on the porch but that the top, the beam sits back from the front of the column capital AND I think you have to take the taper of the column into consideration.  It's tricky.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWcVXF2vn83YkdtGz_ihtkINMOOLmHlsnI7ehQYouaOyeAKEI5PdPirRom9-wijGOpAZVax_TLtbTcIdzZzvY1oOh_ITrfI4n-DXPzrhFeUyjcxpWDMs8FNjTDx8Oryd5UWyt3R01m2U/s1600/IMG_3625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWcVXF2vn83YkdtGz_ihtkINMOOLmHlsnI7ehQYouaOyeAKEI5PdPirRom9-wijGOpAZVax_TLtbTcIdzZzvY1oOh_ITrfI4n-DXPzrhFeUyjcxpWDMs8FNjTDx8Oryd5UWyt3R01m2U/s640/IMG_3625.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cornerboards were replaced.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WnOrynR6xS02qRBFIfFb5ScobjkbOn1627JFYTuOPzF8kxAJL8Tic46eLDkYFrP0topchgeiLFky1Mb8yHVYfYBeDaI41KAUDxJcpMsidl_P5lTykMyLxfIbjKOLeylvhbUkzma6Pe8/s1600/IMG_3631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WnOrynR6xS02qRBFIfFb5ScobjkbOn1627JFYTuOPzF8kxAJL8Tic46eLDkYFrP0topchgeiLFky1Mb8yHVYfYBeDaI41KAUDxJcpMsidl_P5lTykMyLxfIbjKOLeylvhbUkzma6Pe8/s640/IMG_3631.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To reduce costs, I opted to keep the shingled surface that we found under the vinyl siding on the driveway saide so those shingles were trimmed back to meet the new cornerboard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shingles were scraped to prepare for the new paint job.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGFXk5zSXYYBVrrwoQnk8P42UV3k8GDmMN81ekahvVGUK35YTaqWKrtXAWtqLMptL0KjAs_ACk36JM11gLxI4w4q2Op8Aabcm7hDdyvl5YZQmE5mTYvx5N0_VERQAMMCzM-mP1-mvjBo/s1600/IMG_3638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGFXk5zSXYYBVrrwoQnk8P42UV3k8GDmMN81ekahvVGUK35YTaqWKrtXAWtqLMptL0KjAs_ACk36JM11gLxI4w4q2Op8Aabcm7hDdyvl5YZQmE5mTYvx5N0_VERQAMMCzM-mP1-mvjBo/s640/IMG_3638.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to enlarge the living room windows so removed the old windows...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNuiwGAi5bY1MV5pqmILJuZHfC0CdsGYEHjA0anyiivG3UMwbO8_BCHSyZthTKgR0-JmOL2CWdSZKtfiYDsHzD600JEFyli8NWbGpCt_ZKrhL44h-uFCbzsANvd2yzJ_N96KTyIgZGHY/s1600/IMG_3642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNuiwGAi5bY1MV5pqmILJuZHfC0CdsGYEHjA0anyiivG3UMwbO8_BCHSyZthTKgR0-JmOL2CWdSZKtfiYDsHzD600JEFyli8NWbGpCt_ZKrhL44h-uFCbzsANvd2yzJ_N96KTyIgZGHY/s640/IMG_3642.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...enlarged the openings...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT1AlC4KxZmdh4mnnt64xhDM2bWvB83TD99BRiuCXgq4I6F2dWKyqBKa8A24YqCzaxiLpeHmIaoKEj-ba8Cv9kbv0ppaWmbwC0OF-tLhWXIXPOL2mWCEXPKfGKttukXJMDx1Lzt3PeYQ/s1600/IMG_3651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT1AlC4KxZmdh4mnnt64xhDM2bWvB83TD99BRiuCXgq4I6F2dWKyqBKa8A24YqCzaxiLpeHmIaoKEj-ba8Cv9kbv0ppaWmbwC0OF-tLhWXIXPOL2mWCEXPKfGKttukXJMDx1Lzt3PeYQ/s640/IMG_3651.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and put in the new windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are Marvin Ultimate double-hung windows that are wood inside, aluminum clad in black which I believe they call ebony.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SAbZJBOO4pbFM8Pr-dZw0v-TQz4OUGzvDYtpNi4OEBLNEJUf231Jfl9pqWL3slzHU4qEq3jgS-ve-yT7ic-IDc6DlIEN3tU8bTsqS3KmPbYExTsXuGaQXYyUZrCEtzyQPqHiTlAhPG8/s1600/IMG_3705_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SAbZJBOO4pbFM8Pr-dZw0v-TQz4OUGzvDYtpNi4OEBLNEJUf231Jfl9pqWL3slzHU4qEq3jgS-ve-yT7ic-IDc6DlIEN3tU8bTsqS3KmPbYExTsXuGaQXYyUZrCEtzyQPqHiTlAhPG8/s640/IMG_3705_2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose cedar siding.  I considered Hardiplank or Hardiboard but after seeing it up close, I just didn't think it was appropriate for a historical house.  It's slightly thinner than cedar siding and has an impressed wood texture that just didn't feel appropriate.  It was slightly cheaper but not significantly in the overall scheme of things.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIi1OqLaba5B-Yg466l-Om7JzjoJCQuEADzftq6R5mojUKLwIDDQDKtnfY5b4ImH4IahhyphenhyphenNgrwQAodFsIaNOhBHIQpT7xHfqJau5ZRWFPrKBc-CdfNFaQ6INIXxcnn_KqGHy-w1YNjO8/s1600/IMG_3710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIi1OqLaba5B-Yg466l-Om7JzjoJCQuEADzftq6R5mojUKLwIDDQDKtnfY5b4ImH4IahhyphenhyphenNgrwQAodFsIaNOhBHIQpT7xHfqJau5ZRWFPrKBc-CdfNFaQ6INIXxcnn_KqGHy-w1YNjO8/s640/IMG_3710.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Under the porch, I used tongue-and-groove cedar planks.  It would have originally been ship-lapped boards but we used tongue and groove for a tighter more weatherproof joint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hl2CVhRH7pC8e79WOaXP8JRQNJ1ECiY1WVE9W0I4R94DFyuAHUTpWNsEeAYqd_A2ZYL9yRIzTGL2H9qIGvXdbuun8_xoVgM6SAgen91VlORJhoeVVzhCHzF4lOfXvXkCV56JBfECCWI/s1600/IMG_3809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hl2CVhRH7pC8e79WOaXP8JRQNJ1ECiY1WVE9W0I4R94DFyuAHUTpWNsEeAYqd_A2ZYL9yRIzTGL2H9qIGvXdbuun8_xoVgM6SAgen91VlORJhoeVVzhCHzF4lOfXvXkCV56JBfECCWI/s640/IMG_3809.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A new Simpson six-panel door replaced the old door.  This is also called a "cross and bible" style and is appropriate to the period of the house.  I could not find a sidelight that was the right size.  Simpson makes a sidelight but they're 12 inches wide.  I had about 8 inches.  Custom sidelights were quite expensive so my contractor Sam said he would make them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the skirt around the base of the porch, we repeated the size and pattern of the fence pickets.  I'm not sure that's correct but I think it ties the yard in to the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqYi36SOdZlan0JNUZks5wAIkbKdCHAK9lhmohFQ4_aiwUd46usErKEY6rOOyCwRqMNtVD84CDrL81Ad8dJeLvwGpySYuN_iPQ63KLzqEOYjMjz3L8qDbregUlJeauGmPo_-6ONSGK-o/s1600/IMG_3820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqYi36SOdZlan0JNUZks5wAIkbKdCHAK9lhmohFQ4_aiwUd46usErKEY6rOOyCwRqMNtVD84CDrL81Ad8dJeLvwGpySYuN_iPQ63KLzqEOYjMjz3L8qDbregUlJeauGmPo_-6ONSGK-o/s640/IMG_3820.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the columns went in, the house finally looked like I thought it should.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The columns are a composite material from <a href="http://www.pacificcolumns.com/">Pacific Columns</a>.  These are fluted Doric columns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58gQpDQcZfBSkCEM1L4morkMCpM_s78zoroakjpeu7wsQgwX8P6wkOzrwQU7QTpV9pgsV4Y1e0qNsrM4C0QkHDxTfPRyZgV6KfrZwJND2Dbs03kYpHS5VIaLqq1AXjuTqSYz5Cvx4wKk/s1600/IMG_3829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58gQpDQcZfBSkCEM1L4morkMCpM_s78zoroakjpeu7wsQgwX8P6wkOzrwQU7QTpV9pgsV4Y1e0qNsrM4C0QkHDxTfPRyZgV6KfrZwJND2Dbs03kYpHS5VIaLqq1AXjuTqSYz5Cvx4wKk/s640/IMG_3829.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used bead board on the porch ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see here what I was talking about earlier.  The base of the columns sit fully on the porch but up top, the beam (entablature) rests centered on the capital.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX1JgBy7Ia98TkKlcxlI8V5DQrupB09lIH-H2pxBaXNyM5ZRtfttVu2aLc_wlH0KxrMJsqbA7uSyXx3GHc5UyrIVrRAWzL6o2klQFMiRnC4DjoiXrVkx4pTzYTCjQPNhxBDqamgHxTxQ/s1600/IMG_3848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX1JgBy7Ia98TkKlcxlI8V5DQrupB09lIH-H2pxBaXNyM5ZRtfttVu2aLc_wlH0KxrMJsqbA7uSyXx3GHc5UyrIVrRAWzL6o2klQFMiRnC4DjoiXrVkx4pTzYTCjQPNhxBDqamgHxTxQ/s640/IMG_3848.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the trim work that made up the pediment (the triangle that forms the attic area) was in good shape and was reused.  Just a few replacements were made.  All the old nail holes were filled in and sanded down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa9DyYyBaXDJYQhQOQb6aAM237OSkLRcV_avAsj_X-uk1n23QVqn7l7xoca8TmGyk9KB7r_PIL7yYJ-y_-nJbyI5E4LlW7UV26wN2h6Hhms3n0aQ25U9jJ_sYvezmWP7deevs6cCaTkw/s1600/IMG_3903_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa9DyYyBaXDJYQhQOQb6aAM237OSkLRcV_avAsj_X-uk1n23QVqn7l7xoca8TmGyk9KB7r_PIL7yYJ-y_-nJbyI5E4LlW7UV26wN2h6Hhms3n0aQ25U9jJ_sYvezmWP7deevs6cCaTkw/s640/IMG_3903_2.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being able to keep some of that trim work saved quite a lot of money so I was able to order new windows for the upstairs and attic.  The house was primed with California oil-base primer in gray.  Each can was a slightly different color which was weird.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started work in July and this is obviously Halloween time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRU5fEZHjqckyIZ0zx7FZosbfhBbNCOwH0-zMe4TIhDw3fIRZqq1yuUu3pA7JrjO3n3bQ5J8Of3a2cqTPLsIE2CCDHGh6RxO5NfOMhYt04obPe4qDDMOa_2Cfc08MGMNpItUiu1XNCis/s1600/IMG_3973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRU5fEZHjqckyIZ0zx7FZosbfhBbNCOwH0-zMe4TIhDw3fIRZqq1yuUu3pA7JrjO3n3bQ5J8Of3a2cqTPLsIE2CCDHGh6RxO5NfOMhYt04obPe4qDDMOa_2Cfc08MGMNpItUiu1XNCis/s640/IMG_3973.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anything that didn't show from the street was left for another phase.  I kept the old vinyl windows but all the old siding and trim that was under the vinyl was painted.  The difference is barely noticeable.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv5_8R2rNUnihMIrWheaNI_HAxIPMGUsXSzuLJww1YdAgvneYwo62NNnveSie4-4jzIzSEO88lfKInAxaxZoYWRvTtXliiP48hDC4dLPU8Bvs8hsHFDEmG3gIWPh5-MRaFAUnH2vmT_8/s1600/MX-1027-EB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv5_8R2rNUnihMIrWheaNI_HAxIPMGUsXSzuLJww1YdAgvneYwo62NNnveSie4-4jzIzSEO88lfKInAxaxZoYWRvTtXliiP48hDC4dLPU8Bvs8hsHFDEmG3gIWPh5-MRaFAUnH2vmT_8/s320/MX-1027-EB.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back porches got new light fixtures.  These are Maxim, cast aluminum flush-mount ceiling fixtures from <a href="http://www.arcadianlighting.com/">Arcadian Lighting</a>.  Item # MX-1027-EB. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj0SfthEmgO7Kt9LiZTRBSvVogaSDyajJ4JAoKX4KrQffS2a7h1vNZjyEN0cuHOsHZWaXJNtmJDsccjJS3rHB3x0ZeQMbKOOryZaeKug5ed7PeAEdOS-Ag5ky1E10DmUwT96ynm3TsR4/s1600/P1020378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj0SfthEmgO7Kt9LiZTRBSvVogaSDyajJ4JAoKX4KrQffS2a7h1vNZjyEN0cuHOsHZWaXJNtmJDsccjJS3rHB3x0ZeQMbKOOryZaeKug5ed7PeAEdOS-Ag5ky1E10DmUwT96ynm3TsR4/s640/P1020378.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is driveway side where we kep the shingles and just painted everything to match.  The old chimney is painted Benjamin Moore Brick Red.  Isn't that a genius choice?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfklrzkMpiCZPeyfK5AyFZLVern-Ejl4reRviNiASmYAqEsBQ3wh_9djmbJLGsGOoiaKOynyojQN7bPkt4om9T2xEpSwhQW5L5YYPRUYYNLkf_0hWVt-rNW5J57F3TQc-XflKHsLiqKTk/s1600/house+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfklrzkMpiCZPeyfK5AyFZLVern-Ejl4reRviNiASmYAqEsBQ3wh_9djmbJLGsGOoiaKOynyojQN7bPkt4om9T2xEpSwhQW5L5YYPRUYYNLkf_0hWVt-rNW5J57F3TQc-XflKHsLiqKTk/s640/house+8.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The remaining windows on the front and garden side of the house were then replaced, again the same Marvin windows, clad with ebony aluminum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final paint colors were:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House body:  Benjamin More "Graystone"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House trim:  Benjamin Moore "Silver Chain"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaGtI8EXCXW8-SuzdVtHrJXJNuBLCBTJJNRXU4GHIgmMifUjUvm9Hh-gA__n0PfUuL6faM67qbC-vgHPxki2NZxdTYfjjuB7tUW3pmr3PvLeTnTIbb7I1zdDwFAsL2X7fEZZgJAzSuts/s1600/IMG_1974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaGtI8EXCXW8-SuzdVtHrJXJNuBLCBTJJNRXU4GHIgmMifUjUvm9Hh-gA__n0PfUuL6faM67qbC-vgHPxki2NZxdTYfjjuB7tUW3pmr3PvLeTnTIbb7I1zdDwFAsL2X7fEZZgJAzSuts/s640/IMG_1974.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a "before" of the entryway inside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdhYpp1I0qHAAIhrhhzQsSPTEocZ5rZ4K6IfTxD0pdgZszjsTj3ncv-qyAkOv074rc796ZQeURTnzKBRC5y30LWbaUZ3r0eS8FMXOjMlm_tc9MbhSgwdw0AxkJODLyHlDK4wfzsBsPOA/s1600/IMG_4067_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdhYpp1I0qHAAIhrhhzQsSPTEocZ5rZ4K6IfTxD0pdgZszjsTj3ncv-qyAkOv074rc796ZQeURTnzKBRC5y30LWbaUZ3r0eS8FMXOjMlm_tc9MbhSgwdw0AxkJODLyHlDK4wfzsBsPOA/s640/IMG_4067_2.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the "after" with the new door and sidelights.  Dont' they really open up that space?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe7jLukwlt4oBJfd_cubrRK7oeoQJX79oIF7O-JaQkZZ-VD2NELKouoIx4cQ9HI5ObGbLyrYtU6zFVv-MXIISmDTJQY677UQM0VBCq-JoDR1gFK-vOzsubpDF4Bah6mMi3So0l-c7EiY/s1600/IMG_4071_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe7jLukwlt4oBJfd_cubrRK7oeoQJX79oIF7O-JaQkZZ-VD2NELKouoIx4cQ9HI5ObGbLyrYtU6zFVv-MXIISmDTJQY677UQM0VBCq-JoDR1gFK-vOzsubpDF4Bah6mMi3So0l-c7EiY/s640/IMG_4071_2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front door: Benjamin Moore "Black"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Porch Ceiling: Benjamin Moore "Clear Skies"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Porch Deck: Cabot Australian Timber Oil "Mahogany Flame" stain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The door hardware with by Schlage, oiled Bronze, from Home Depot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The house number is from <a href="http://ramsign.com/">Ram Sign</a> in Denmark. They've subsequently hosted a lot of blog giveaways.  Their products are all custom made and take a few weeks but the quality is amazing.  I've gotten so many compliments on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mailbox was from ebay.  Nothing fancy.  I didn't want to detract from the door and sidelights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_NsrXwL1PhiGSYlU9K8XKZw4Rqz4TMbEeHrgDDGQhnQEU5J9wgmdWr_C1aE8_XCkSuyPUEUO9LFGmQJr-LJKcG_FMzE8ZQlB6ATvIwEMUImgxGUIXGOTI8NuXLzDFXdQ1x1nomOoQFc/s1600/IMG_4105_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_NsrXwL1PhiGSYlU9K8XKZw4Rqz4TMbEeHrgDDGQhnQEU5J9wgmdWr_C1aE8_XCkSuyPUEUO9LFGmQJr-LJKcG_FMzE8ZQlB6ATvIwEMUImgxGUIXGOTI8NuXLzDFXdQ1x1nomOoQFc/s640/IMG_4105_2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since the sidelight were custom made, I chose a seeded glass to be installed.  It's an exagerrated distortion from period glass but I wanted something that would offer a little bit of privacy so I didn't need to install curtains.  I love the effect.   I can't remember the manufacturer but it's a German company and I got it at Burnham & LaRoche which is a local stained glass shop in Medford.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWryG-C_4BSJnrjaYvIIzh-RHxMvmE6YEMqv0vM9cN-Qov6KSThPSXgcdoaiRxdQLK9q_SgsdyppMTxxmTc-jwFRhVVMQc7xXc87DK41qUBO8vjgRoPF7q_0xb0CkmhjB-WWN4fCH3FcE/s1600/light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWryG-C_4BSJnrjaYvIIzh-RHxMvmE6YEMqv0vM9cN-Qov6KSThPSXgcdoaiRxdQLK9q_SgsdyppMTxxmTc-jwFRhVVMQc7xXc87DK41qUBO8vjgRoPF7q_0xb0CkmhjB-WWN4fCH3FcE/s400/light.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it works nicely with the light fixture I chose for the front porch.  This is onion light made by Troy Lighting and is called their <a href="http://www.arcadianlighting.com/tl-f-1877-bb.html">Portsmouth Traditional Outdoor Pendant</a> and it's also from <a href="http://www.arcadianlighting.com/">Arcadian Lighting</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt-AvlKCU3IUMSIZTT5_PdMIxeeifvX2nWH0KENfzPklwIzv54uO1ho7zUOLoNIg17cL59LASY3cSTu9SCPOu7TzOkFIuGVEMrhVUG9T7MFZRY5bkwTCPPEaS_KyoYwDx0gTgdSIobrw/s1600/house+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt-AvlKCU3IUMSIZTT5_PdMIxeeifvX2nWH0KENfzPklwIzv54uO1ho7zUOLoNIg17cL59LASY3cSTu9SCPOu7TzOkFIuGVEMrhVUG9T7MFZRY5bkwTCPPEaS_KyoYwDx0gTgdSIobrw/s640/house+9.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally I added the railings at the front steps.  It took a while for me to figure out how they should look and how they should tie in.  I thought I wanted wrought iron but that can go wrong very quickly.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rail pattern again echos the pattern of the fence and porch skirt.  The rails tie in to the columns at what is a pretty difficult joint that's not only angled but that hugs the curve and flutes of the columns. But I really wanted those to line up so it was worth the trouble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJed84_qh__NL9wv8hmPABLJ1784xoFAUW5qd3KuMFfv2hlZqRqVaNNfg7XQ5R8B_TM5ArY7K9PHfNppeKPbgcrVhWiQw1Pg6pFZEzQ-cOmR4X6MkbX-fv-IqWQ1QuF5Ge51A46rN4iZs/s1600/houseB%2526A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJed84_qh__NL9wv8hmPABLJ1784xoFAUW5qd3KuMFfv2hlZqRqVaNNfg7XQ5R8B_TM5ArY7K9PHfNppeKPbgcrVhWiQw1Pg6pFZEzQ-cOmR4X6MkbX-fv-IqWQ1QuF5Ge51A46rN4iZs/s640/houseB%2526A.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exterior Before and After</td></tr></tbody></table>  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's still lot to do but this exterior transformation is one I'm really proud of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have any questions, please leave a comment.  I'll answer in the comments so everyone can see the answers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>

Greek Revival Exterior Renovation - Before and After

Greek Revival Exterior, Before and After All photos copyright of Steve Fuller, An Urban Cottage 2010-2013 Please e-mail for permission to co...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt-wOmSRpime-T1OEJC1vncEjb4AGTjCVx-5_EDPdpLHHxS2vw6S16PeqJkSGmjGMcnc_qHu0ObHCShDfkuE2FvLvFQWAD3UNtBxcTMpPIwFRJ1WA80JJEozD1ciiv18JSGWkWrfcIx0/s1600/4kitchen1-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt-wOmSRpime-T1OEJC1vncEjb4AGTjCVx-5_EDPdpLHHxS2vw6S16PeqJkSGmjGMcnc_qHu0ObHCShDfkuE2FvLvFQWAD3UNtBxcTMpPIwFRJ1WA80JJEozD1ciiv18JSGWkWrfcIx0/s320/4kitchen1-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To give the details of the photo shoot and how everything happened, I need to flash back to June.  After I determined that the e-mail coming from Better Homes & Gardens wasnt' a scam, excitement turned to nausea when I realized a professional camera lens would be in the house.  The plan was that the magazine would be sending a field editor, or scout, to the house to look around, set up some camera angles and take some shots.  I had about two weeks to get things ready.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLRKN5vX6PLPlpQ3SRkQdXOQI-_9oUGGFroPI9lrfH3TUaSeNtFox-PM2pbwyHx_1mgkPK2_T7ItGfQW-VATgpIX3XntGcUnNoKNk1UyRL2_17Ahqk_QjuSeNAYrjRX52o9sM3x-_UsM/s1600/kitchen+before+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLRKN5vX6PLPlpQ3SRkQdXOQI-_9oUGGFroPI9lrfH3TUaSeNtFox-PM2pbwyHx_1mgkPK2_T7ItGfQW-VATgpIX3XntGcUnNoKNk1UyRL2_17Ahqk_QjuSeNAYrjRX52o9sM3x-_UsM/s400/kitchen+before+1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At that point, I had just finished the little construction project to make room for a new downstairs bathroom so I could expand the kitchen.  The walls were unpainted and I had a 1960s portable dishwasher on one side of the stove and a microwave cart on the other.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYbGDcJG-eoRKJwqfsljM2atuPAwxgr-UlObpEH18f_W7mh9kXTqiQYwN518ntNssDbBT6kJxSPDQwlMHpCt4nm7qZ7fcR-Hk467srHVJcgZPhiljiEiaWkNyC7AWwL_6esGH5f166T0/s1600/kitchen+before+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYbGDcJG-eoRKJwqfsljM2atuPAwxgr-UlObpEH18f_W7mh9kXTqiQYwN518ntNssDbBT6kJxSPDQwlMHpCt4nm7qZ7fcR-Hk467srHVJcgZPhiljiEiaWkNyC7AWwL_6esGH5f166T0/s400/kitchen+before+2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I swapped those out with two cheap cabinets from Home Depot that painted in BM Rockport Gray.  I also happened to find an old lab table with a slate top that was the perfect size and height for an island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDSG47my7sNMZw5hIWgW1OLlj7BnnQc9pWo8VETVOlg9MrPTe6foYEazLeRqSf4NTWuWpUJoYr63YJqqeJaGaM4W_dfRTXT2OTDZkCL_KP_7W-Yce0HgNcjJYKaHU_03U45tHP62xZWc/s1600/kitchen+before+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDSG47my7sNMZw5hIWgW1OLlj7BnnQc9pWo8VETVOlg9MrPTe6foYEazLeRqSf4NTWuWpUJoYr63YJqqeJaGaM4W_dfRTXT2OTDZkCL_KP_7W-Yce0HgNcjJYKaHU_03U45tHP62xZWc/s400/kitchen+before+3.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also added open shelves above the stove and new cabinets.  The brackets were from Home Depot and were about $9 each.  These were painted out in BM White River which is the same my trim color in the living room, dining room and kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1B72C55NG3gPTarxB7j5-UwRMoOOZ0aMbzrMzAzD-uSBPxQVVGRU5Cef4HiKoCl56hAPVgBHOIO5jP3XvQ7pjObX24y_xzous7lK1KRdeF7G08CEd2CY3jRNf_fMeV2gimxURFKDUtKc/s1600/IMG_1390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1B72C55NG3gPTarxB7j5-UwRMoOOZ0aMbzrMzAzD-uSBPxQVVGRU5Cef4HiKoCl56hAPVgBHOIO5jP3XvQ7pjObX24y_xzous7lK1KRdeF7G08CEd2CY3jRNf_fMeV2gimxURFKDUtKc/s400/IMG_1390.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added butcher block countertops on the new cabinets.  These are 1-1/2 inch hard rock maple that I ordered from <a href="http://www.johnboos.com/">John Boos & Co</a>.   I was able to order a 4-foot section which I cut down to fit the two cabinets.  I ordered them on-line and it was delivered to my door a few days later.  These are unfinished and should be conditioned with food-grade mineral oil but they also come unfinished.  When I do the major kitchen renovation, they will become big cutting boards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bhzREkg6FHmpVPZH93E4iwuynbon7UKrGooPcu06cSpr34L34Q6U5RBBv4QUreIKCCrdXwEH2oxG67fBSS6Ngj5TFPlxTIhlI9KnkquxFwKS4GMkOerT6w3BtLjYfABWgxqxCy4q7pw/s1600/4kitchen1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bhzREkg6FHmpVPZH93E4iwuynbon7UKrGooPcu06cSpr34L34Q6U5RBBv4QUreIKCCrdXwEH2oxG67fBSS6Ngj5TFPlxTIhlI9KnkquxFwKS4GMkOerT6w3BtLjYfABWgxqxCy4q7pw/s400/4kitchen1-1.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the "before" of the kitchen...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Mv58imgg0kIy9UKCEIBWdr3DDO2bxF2_GKcziKfOq7_ELUSO-MqTrfcD9p-sN52ZxYKGCL2s1HLtZl7dUrbbY-O03q7QjX_mC26u7OkNxGenue2MKwlX2X27a7p4nLNgO3mKFhFfXjY/s1600/kitchen+after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="353" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Mv58imgg0kIy9UKCEIBWdr3DDO2bxF2_GKcziKfOq7_ELUSO-MqTrfcD9p-sN52ZxYKGCL2s1HLtZl7dUrbbY-O03q7QjX_mC26u7OkNxGenue2MKwlX2X27a7p4nLNgO3mKFhFfXjY/s400/kitchen+after.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and this is what it looks like now.  I tried to add up the cost of all of these changes and, excluding the stove, it's about $900. That includes cabinets, countertops, open shelving, kitchen island, bamboo blinds and paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few days before July 4th weekend, I got e-mail from the editor of BH&G saying they were having trouble finding a field editor who could come in time to get them photos for their editorial management meeting and asked if I could put together a list of before and after shots for them to see...next week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sure I can do that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWU9s_K3WIXCbCMg3GXNFOZWmD5tpKivHyJCFiLLHigX6OaSztHkl0TMjfEkwih7JBURIoOoCNqky6kVF4mpMBxEhuZOzGUXkoT6Nh6WIWYt8nF5tC2nxVQOULRvL1nzNJKN7PC5DRr8/s1600/3dining2-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWU9s_K3WIXCbCMg3GXNFOZWmD5tpKivHyJCFiLLHigX6OaSztHkl0TMjfEkwih7JBURIoOoCNqky6kVF4mpMBxEhuZOzGUXkoT6Nh6WIWYt8nF5tC2nxVQOULRvL1nzNJKN7PC5DRr8/s400/3dining2-4.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But first, I wanted to get this <a href="http://anurbancottage.blogspot.com/2011/07/double-duty-closet.html">doubly duty closet</a> done.  The next morning, I got up at 4:30 so I could the wallpaper up before going to work.  A little bit of shopping at the Cambridge Antiques Market for barware over the 4th of July weekend and I was ready to take my photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgKXAlM3k5ZssF3eRZDwyOz6muzB4lxuxj5ge3ew3FDnYYkNocMqBGymvfA5pkS3710En3ZoEvIq07mnVQqeAFHsIpC7yyMtcZbdDvENjwVl4Hqj9QZ1L4mhtYwP2pHY1cDY4e4GcYRg/s1600/3dining1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgKXAlM3k5ZssF3eRZDwyOz6muzB4lxuxj5ge3ew3FDnYYkNocMqBGymvfA5pkS3710En3ZoEvIq07mnVQqeAFHsIpC7yyMtcZbdDvENjwVl4Hqj9QZ1L4mhtYwP2pHY1cDY4e4GcYRg/s400/3dining1-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my before of the dining room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhJmpTKyl_D-7ZF72p9_9Re3hhV2tz_cv8jq_SaBiTkzPM-HKdfL3Rkjewaclf5mdFYW-GQiAVYeQ8tQIT4WSMmo4xKjiHdDC-8KeW8fRpJSdbk3qQ4PvdN7NSCK6uQCtGQPFvPeYrXc/s1600/3dining1-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhJmpTKyl_D-7ZF72p9_9Re3hhV2tz_cv8jq_SaBiTkzPM-HKdfL3Rkjewaclf5mdFYW-GQiAVYeQ8tQIT4WSMmo4xKjiHdDC-8KeW8fRpJSdbk3qQ4PvdN7NSCK6uQCtGQPFvPeYrXc/s400/3dining1-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here are the afters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIuWCdsumgtqdHZmZTpi_ugeMRuYJMlv7vmWVYWICQ-kjffiKpcgfjweAYE0Af1-hvV3q7zO1g8zwHrd58jUNFpJ6N4d2wIuxDwdfw64yWlZe8xNI2M7DpFMnzSBsIKuWlzIsK8dQ6Qs/s1600/3dining1-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIuWCdsumgtqdHZmZTpi_ugeMRuYJMlv7vmWVYWICQ-kjffiKpcgfjweAYE0Af1-hvV3q7zO1g8zwHrd58jUNFpJ6N4d2wIuxDwdfw64yWlZe8xNI2M7DpFMnzSBsIKuWlzIsK8dQ6Qs/s400/3dining1-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many thanks for Shelley from <a href="http://blog.bowstreetflowers.com/">Bow Street Flowers</a> for coming through with all the flowers for my own photo shoot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3rbrMtwKKjD-yG_hKHLbd87bmnHBd39did7xU4C-xjT5LieeMOEfI3n4tkn_VgB4yAD6WRBrek6JPYem4QA7RDKfTZhhvZ6DllEEXHh3VgpDON3VcaaBTZN4T17v074RDY6Mp_5lqXA/s1600/IMG_0426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3rbrMtwKKjD-yG_hKHLbd87bmnHBd39did7xU4C-xjT5LieeMOEfI3n4tkn_VgB4yAD6WRBrek6JPYem4QA7RDKfTZhhvZ6DllEEXHh3VgpDON3VcaaBTZN4T17v074RDY6Mp_5lqXA/s640/IMG_0426.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not sure these will ever be done I was pretty satisfied with how the shelves looked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5pc7duxxfUz5nzCQaSDtx22n0wqrtpI121JZ7Wo2LC8W3JUx-_Y6tzd6snO2rrqZWsN8kGbeHZ1NcJ-FhK_vgTqA0DswaOYdEKLpR3eZobiyAt1KX1CpQwtG_rWWZ_Q2MPyvPMTbqGY/s1600/3dining3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5pc7duxxfUz5nzCQaSDtx22n0wqrtpI121JZ7Wo2LC8W3JUx-_Y6tzd6snO2rrqZWsN8kGbeHZ1NcJ-FhK_vgTqA0DswaOYdEKLpR3eZobiyAt1KX1CpQwtG_rWWZ_Q2MPyvPMTbqGY/s400/3dining3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was another shot I included just to have a little fun and to show the versatility of the dining room.  Although the basic elements of the room are very neutral, it's easy to bring in a little color just by adding a few accessories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the stylist and photographer arrived, they had a shot list that included these photos along with instructions on what should be included in, and what should be removed from the shot.  Although the photographer was free to take and submit his own shots, the shoot was very clearly directed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next time, I try to explain and demonstrate and what I learned about taking photographs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

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