The great porch remodel begins!

Oooh how exciting, it's hard work I know, but knowing how you both are...it's going to be gorgeous when it's finished..
 

I'm joining the conversation late, but the porch is looking fab! The only comment I have is about the brick inside the porch area. Rather than cover it up, I'd leave it for a textural element. Maybe paint it or white wash it to keep the area bright. I'm probably too late in my suggestion...I imagine you're already done with whatever you decided! Great job on this project!
 
caroln said:
I'm joining the conversation late, but the porch is looking fab! The only comment I have is about the brick inside the porch area. Rather than cover it up, I'd leave it for a textural element. Maybe paint it or white wash it to keep the area bright. I'm probably too late in my suggestion...I imagine you're already done with whatever you decided! Great job on this project!
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I agree with you! But as I commented to our @dobielvr when she said something similar, compromise is what helps keep a marriage healthy, and so I was the one who compromised this time! 😉
 
Beautiful project. I know it's a compromise, but I agree with @caroln about painting the wall. It doesn't need to be white, but another color. Not sure if I missed what you decided for the ceiling, but I love the look of tin ceilings. You can either use tin or the ones made of plastic that look pretty good. I've been fooled a couple of times at the stores thinking it was really tin. And they come in so many different designs & colors.
 
Lilac said:
Beautiful project. I know it's a compromise, but I agree with @caroln about painting the wall. It doesn't need to be white, but another color. Not sure if I missed what you decided for the ceiling, but I love the look of tin ceilings. You can either use tin or the ones made of plastic that look pretty good. I've been fooled a couple of times at the stores thinking it was really tin. And they come in so many different designs & colors.
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Love those tins too!
I've seen them at the Dollar store.
 
MarkD said:
Looking great? Be sure to allow plenty of run off around any skylights you add. That wasn’t done here and we got a lot of rot where rain would pile up in the flat area uphill from the skylights.
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In Florida they have replaced the skylights by solar tubes. They are installed quickly and give a nice natural light. (without leaks!)
Here is the company we used:Solar Lighting & Solatube® Skylight Experts | The Villages & Central FL.
We placed one in our kitchen and one in the guest bathroom. It looks like a disc placed on the ceiling. There are different sizes and lenses to choose from.
 
RadishRose said:
Personally, I'm not a fan of brick inside a house. I would paint it. But I understand your compromise. :)
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Personally I wanted the painted brick but Ron, like yourself, didn’t care for it. Well, not to split hairs, but i wanted whitewashed brick and that does lend itself to a different look.

So now that wall is framed, and now we’re indecisive about to put up! 🤦🏼‍♀️ We’ve talked about bead board, barn wood, pallet wood. I am adamant that it must have some kind of texture to it, not just plain (painted) wallboard. We are both definitely in agreement about that at least lol!

Ron’s latest idea is to create a Murphy bed for that wall so we can sleep in front of the fire! I like it!! I’m having all kinds of fun playing with various ways to decorate the underside of the Murphy bed so that it looks funky and interesting!
 
MarkD said:
Looking great. Be sure to allow plenty of run off around any skylights you add. That wasn’t done here and we got a lot of rot where rain would pile up in the flat area uphill from the skylights.
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Thanks @MarkD! I’m guessing he’s very aware of this after 40 years in construction but I won’t hesitate to mention this to him, just in case.

The man has no ego that will get in the way of receiving this kind of input, even if he’s well aware of the potential for problems!
 

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