Retaining Wall and the Front Porch



After a good soaking (somewhere between 5" & 7" fell in a weeks time) the crews were back. Tim and Bobby jumped on the front porch and Deibert and company knocked out the front retaining wall. It would have been prettier to do it in stone, but the brick was available and quite a bit faster/cheaper.

The roofers got started on the back. I decided to go with copper flashing - a 50 year shingle needs flashing to match. The down side is that the copper is $12 a foot! Having all the separate parts and pieces make the house more interesting to look at, but it also drives up the cost per square foot.

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