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Building a Covered Porch

Bob lends a hand to contractor Bob Ryley as he begins construction of the porch at the project on Martha's Vineyard. Ryley starts out by explaining the use of concrete forms to Bob. He then connects pressure treated limber to the side of the house with six-inch lag bolts to secure the joists. After the joists are in place Bob and Ryley start the deck with one by four vertical grade fir. Which is a traditional material used on covered porches. After the decking is installed Ryley and Bob Start on the columns salvaged from the other side of the Victorian.
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Building a Covered Porch

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" So this. Front porch is going to be six by twelve expect route that's OK and what have you done so far so far we've got the F footings in the ground in Freeport deep. And then poured concrete into one of these cardboard forms that's right sort of -- they had a four by six pressure treated being all right -- on top of that and of course the leg right through in the -- is set in the concrete that's right so that's the main beam on this side and what's happening up against the house here over here I'm -- blocks. Which will which I'll catch the box so. The boxes that the actual frame for the for the deck it's -- up. Now let me ask you question what why we attaching the frame right onto the sidewalk out why not have more Sonatube over here and keep hoping Independent of the house. On this porch we have a roof overhead. So we don't have to be that concerned with the but the buildup of ice or snowing yet OK and that's what you would do that spot okay. -- building an outside deck it's good to keep it separate but here it's quicker to do it that -- insurance all right so what's the next thing that we have to do here well the next day they're ready for the box and inside here authority been cut. Put it right in place. So when you say the box it's essentially the four pieces. And we've already pre drilled he's been predrill. Room has put enough. 38 -- six inch lag bolts galvanized lag bolts and we expect to go up. Marino. -- like that. OK yeah I was -- and ten OK that's the toughest part of the job getting out these two sections of the box. Flagged under the house. And a president we just nail plate fact that -- the new -- That's going to come -- May have bet and get a hammer. -- Okay with the four parts of the -- box nails together. In this -- bolted down again we're ready to -- and let the rapture is -- We'll talk. To mr. crown setup up already checked the and we're gonna nail these with just two short -- out of your camera and a all right now we're ready to start working on the decking. We're using one by four vertical grain fir right which is a real traditional porch floor -- And what are we using to nail it down we're gonna put it down with and galvanized six penny finish now because monopolies -- it has this today after a very dry what do we went. Have a tendency to edit it of that and what about spacing between the boards -- issues are saying now. Let's. Bring in writing about. We'll probably moisture can't grow it. And I guess the next thing to talk about at our posts which of course are salvaged from. The little camp the other side and they look like they're old heavy yellow pine it sure is what you had a bit of we just dutchman that the top and the bottom we couldn't get the proper length that we need and you took one of them and ripped it in half by understand the attic to benefit the Allenby -- switches. Convenient lead paint and now we just attach -- to the out. -- of the house that it becomes a pile -- out so now we're ready to bring this want to put it up place throughout me put it well there. Right -- where's ago going to vote right right yes. And this can actually sit right on top of the -- with right over the structure. -- OK now we get a plumb up this corner post that's right and we'll just use some strapping and and we're -- OK and does that look hold it hold it just a minute. So. That's good -- better yet. Now we'll take a six by six. And put it up on top. And without -- script. I get us."

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