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Box 842, Da Moines, IA 50304-9961 Online: Phone: 800-31 t-3991 Editoriql lVorkbwh Magazine 2200 GnndAve. Da Moina,lA 50312 eroil: Editor@Workbenchmag.com EDITOR'S NOTES here's a lot to be said for front porches. Not the least of which is fond memories of beine a Kool-Aid-drinking, lightning-bug chasing, porch-swinging kid. More All in all, I couldn't be more pleased with how this porch turned out. ltt not the rype of project to tackle lightly, however. Designing and building the main structure of a and more, though, I've come to porch - in particular the framing appreciate the unique opportunity a for the floor and roof- can get porch provides to visit with passersby, quite complicated.To be honest, it's catch up on what's happening in the neighborhood, and just plain relax. Well, aside from nostalgia, what's all this talk about front porches ajob thatt best left to a professional. Then, once the structure is in place, you can add the distinctive details that make the porch unique. anyway? It has to do with a porch we Transforming a Porch - So built recendy,an addition to an 1885 r\rvo-story house a few blocks from rhe Worlebenrh shop.As you can see in the Photos below, the porch made a huge improvement, visually "qing" the house to the landscape and cre- ^tinga warm, welcoming Gel. what are those transforming details? In short, they're the porch flooring, columns, and railings.These are the projects we've detailed in the article beginning on page 38. They're the most visually interesting aspects of a porch.They re also the most expensive if you were to hire the work done. Fortunately, adding these elements is well within the reach of most any woodworker.And whether it's a new or an existing porch, doing the work yourself saves a bundle. Plus it gives you something to chat about when neighbors stop to visit. 4 / t'/t woRKBENcH ! ;uNn 2004
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