Porch on Douglas

A woman at 643 Douglas contacted me about repairing her rotten newels, rails and one tread on her porch.  I agreed to take on the project.  I bought the materials and cut them to size for $600, and Dan Jensen built the porch for $1000.  She got a second bid for $2100 so she took ours.

Here is the front of the newel taken off to show the rot:

This shows the rotten rail:

Only one tread was replaced. As always,  I planed the treads to 1 1/4, rounded the edges and painted all sides.  If only one side is painted they tend to cup.A traditional cove was placed under each tread.

When we were finished there was a problem that concerned her – too difficult to explain.  Dan had to take everything apart and start fresh.