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Work has resumed on the front porch replacement and there’s a whole lotta thinking goin’ on.
( If you read that while humming Jerry Lee Lewis, you’re my people)
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As I mentioned before, my husband is not a contractor. Not a builder by any means.
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He’s never worked with composite decking before… and if you think it’s as simple as laying wooden deck boards you’d be wrong.
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Our old deck had small wooden boards running vertically, from lawn to house. That’s what the frame was set up for. So of course my husband decided to run the new ones horizontally because it means less cutting and measuring.
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And while he added a few more supports, he didn’t make them 16” on center like you’re supposed to. More on this mistake later…
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And since he changed the plan, he now has to picture frame the boards which means mitered corners.
This has never been his strong suit and just one of the reasons why I wanted to wait for a professional to tackle this project.
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River's world..... 
Damn, he’s got confidence. I’m jealous.
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To be clear, I’m jealous of him and his undaunted confidence, not jealous of you having to live with someone with so much confidence and deal with the aftermath of that confidence.
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The confidence is great. The results? Usually not…
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Don’t be.
I have to live with the results of that confidence.
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That’s coming along very nicely!
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Until you walk on it and certain sections bend under your feet, yes.
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Consider those to be potential emergency exits…
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Well so far it looks pretty good……but ultimately I know your right, lol.
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From far away it will probably look great…
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The advantage of fewer supports is you can use the porch as a trampoline.
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If it wasn’t a covered porch, sure. But the ceiling is going to severely limit jumping height.
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That’s exactly the kind of thing I’d do, which is one reason I no longer do the things.
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I know my limits and have no problem seeking a professional.
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I haven’t checked in for a while. I thought this would’ve been done by now. I’m guessing so were you 😀
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Actually no, I knew it would be an all summer long project.
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La di da I can’t hear you!! (omg I’m stressed already about the outcome). 😉
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If nothing else, I applaud his can-do attitude. I know my limits and am not ashamed to say my attitude toward a project like this would wholeheartedly be can’t-do.
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I applaud it, but at times like these…. wish he had a little less.
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