Eyesore - Gone

 We've never, ever, never ever never ever never EVER liked the front porch / balcony in front of our house.  It's just something that's not really our style, but that's how the house was built so what do you do.

Here it is in all it's glory:

A couple of years ago we noticed that there was actually moss growing on the porch.  And that the concrete around the porch was cracking. We called a number of contractors to talk about what to do, but nothing ever came of it.  Until we talked to our friend John, who owns a construction company.  He came over on a Thursday, took one look at the porch and said: "How does Tuesday work for you?"

Sure enough, at 8:00 on Tuesday morning John and his workman showed up and down came the porch. 

Phase 1:

Once the flashing came off you could see that all the wood had been munched by hundreds of carpenters ants.  EWWWWWW.  The whole thing was completely rotten.

And now we are sans porch, and I think it looks soooooooo much better!  More changes will be coming - this is just the tip of the iceberg (and a penny in the bucket!!)