The Patio Comes Down

My little house came with an extra 400 square feet in the form of a "California Room". If you don't know the term, that means an enclosed patio room, like a screen porch only uglier. This particular room had screens, plastic coverings, mismatched glass windows, funny interior wood siding, icckkk... See the 'before' pictures.

Helpful but silent brother Matt hired a friend, Mitch, to help him take it down. I wanted to keep the big beams that supported the ceiling/roof, because they'd be expensive to replace, and I can use them for building a new patio cover. And by "building a new patio cover", I mean asking good brother Matt to build a new patio cover.

In a very short time, Matt, Mitch and son Tim tore down more than half the structure; they will finish this weekend. The backyard will be opened up.

Oh and next step, haul it all off to the dump, along with that funny little shed. Termite's will have to look elsewhere for dinner.

The room coming down is the one that is attached to the house. This view shows the little shed as well.

And this is the room after much of it has been torn down.

It'll be great when it's all done. Honest.