Porch Progress!

Today I got much deeper into the porch! I pulled all of the baseboard and then the carpet. Then came the padding, tackstrip, and staples. Then I pulled some of the flooring up so I had access to the wainscoting at the bottom.

Then to the windows. I removed the interior framing so the wainscoting could come off. I then was able to remove the wainscoting...and find NO insulation anywhere. I shouldn't be surprised...but I was a bit disappointed.

I've now stripped the entire west wall around the southern pair of windows. Tomorrow I hope to do the same on the northern pair of windows and make some decisions on the floor.

The north end of the floor needs to be repaired all the way to the joists. I'm not yet sure if I need to do the same through the whole room or not.

There is a header the spans the entire length of the west wall over the windows. This is very welcome news...as I should be able to use it for the door and not have to replace it. I'll have to increase it's span slightly, but not more than about 18" beyond its current reach. Surprisingly, the header is really only now supported on each end of the west wall and once in the center with a double stud. So using it for the door should be slick.

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