This area of the renovation has had the most extensive work. A dilapitated old porch is being transformed into a laundry room, and incorporated the kitchen. This part of the house is an embarrassment to me. It was left to deteriorate to a shameful condition. My apologies to the neighbors. I wasn't going to include these pictures but the transformation is all the more remarkable when you see where it started, and how it's finishing up. Thumbs up to A&R Construction for a beautiful, detail-intense job.
The "Before" Pictures
The back doors--the tenants left both of these doors broken and unlockable. The kitchen door was off the hinges, the porch door could not swing open due to a warped plywood floor.
The porch was an add-on. A mud room perhaps. Roughly walled in with a few windows, mainly to keep access to the basement open and out of the rain and snow. It was poorly constructed and didn't stand the test of time for lack of maintenance. (My opinion only--I really don't know how or why this porch came into being...)
Pic 3--shows the small porch, and if you turn around you see a sheet of plywood covering the basement stairs (pic 4.)
Pic 5 --a shelving unit, Pic 6-- this is as far as the porch door could open because the floor was so warped and the door was no longer square.
Outside views...
Reconstruction
First things first--make it structurally sound. Tear off the old siding, doors, build a solid floor and framework, insulate.
The outside gets some siding, and it looks so good, I decided to go ahead and have the rest of the house sided as well. This was not in the original plan or budget, but it is still a good decision and will add value to the house. I am confident I can recoup the cost.
Once the repairs/ construction work is done, the details can go in, like doors and drywall. The basement now has a real door, and the outside door can lock. The drywall is up, and the laundry room is fitted with plumbing and electric wiring. It is no longer a porch, but an unfinished LAUNDRY ROOM!!
(This part of the project started Jan.12, 2021, and took exactly 1 month to do. )
The laundry room gets some ceiling and wall paint, and is looking better and better all the time!
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