Hot, Sweaty, and Dirty
Which is not nearly as enticing as it sounds, really. But, we have major progress on the porch!
As of lunchtime, we were here:
(Tell me why it is that in four-ish hours with five people on Sunday, we managed to get exactly 4 joists rafters up, but the two of us managed to get up TEN of them in about 3 hours today, just us. Bizarre.)
And as of 5:00 (Quitting time, don’t ya know) we were here:
Well, ok, in the interest of full disclosure, we were really here:
We got 6 of the 11 bottom panels done (and yes, for those who have asked, the top half of the walls will be screens. Keep those dang mosquitoes away from me while I’m in my hot tub!), and then we sorta ran out of the screws we were using. Plus, 5:00, pooped, and need to get showered before trivia.
We did make enough progress that we could move the table and chairs back out of the yard, though:
(Please ignore the stains on that far right panel. This is what happens when you leave T1-11 out under a tree and you have crazy squirrels in your yard who throw walnuts from your neighbor’s tree onto the wood. Guess we now know what color stain we’ll be using…
One final shot from the side. You can kind of pretend it looks done, if we were doing a pergola instead of a roof. 
Obviously, the ends of the joists rafters will be considerably shorter once the roof is on. It’s about a 4′ overhang right now, and we’re going to cut them off at about 18-24″.
I’m so psyched at how this is looking! Plus, there are significantly smaller piles of lumber in my backyard now. Yay!
ETA: Apparently, although the metal brackets are “joist hangers”, what we have are in fact rafters. I have been informed that “Joists hold up the floor, rafters hold up the roof.” Duly noted, smartypants.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Wow!! Amazing progress! It is coming along nicely!!
The blog looks great by the way too!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
So, do you feel like Power Drill Queen, or what? looking good!
August 26th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Looks wonderful…I can’t wait to come and chill in the hot tub…pp
August 26th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I kinda like the big overhang!!
August 26th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I love the way the comment header reads “Adoring fans of “Hot, Sweaty, and Dirty”. I am a fan of the hot, sweaty and dirty!
If you keep that big overhang, you’re going to have to paint a teensy, nearly invisible Speedo underneath it.
August 26th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
It’s looking SO AWESOME!
August 26th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Well, now, when I saw “Hot, Sweaty & Dirty,” I was expecting an entirely different kind of post…
August 26th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Woohoo, looking great!
August 27th, 2008 at 8:49 am
So jealous. Pokermon and I will have a porch with a hot tub someday. Someday! *shakes fist*
You’ve earned it.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Looks great! Hey, maybe instead of a roof you should just plant wisteria up there instead. Then you wouldn’t have to…put on a roof. Not so good at keeping the rain off, though.
Hee, I heart the monster avatars! Can I be a purple one with big fangs?
August 27th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
You guys have mad skillz. Very impressive!
August 30th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
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September 2nd, 2008 at 9:40 am
holy crap! clearly we have not been to your place in a while – it starting to look like a frickin resort now. very impressive.