Porch is Done!

Last week was crazy busy with the contractor, electricians, painter,  and plumber all here and trying to finish up.  Their goal was to get everything done on Friday.  But the final inspection couldn't be scheduled until today.  So I guess we will be officially done with construction today.  I have ordered a porch swing, but that won't be done until the end of the summer. 

We have a few little blades of grass peeking up through the hay, but this isn't really a great time of year to try and grow grass around here.  It has been in the 100s last week, and this week it is supposed to get the upper 90's every day.  I think we will need to replant grass in September.  We also have to plant bushes around the foundation to make the the architectural review board happy, but that won't be until this fall.  We are usually on water restrictions by the end of August, so it makes no sense to plant bushes we can't water. 

We've gone from a deck that was propped up with 2 by 4's to a screened porch and patio.  Here are  the pre-construction pictures.  http://sewingoutofmycomfortzone.blogspot.com/2012/03/porch-project.html

These are of the completed project:

Our utility room was originally a hall between the kitchen and garage.  Now it is a real room with space for dog crates. I think the weeks without a washer and dryer were worth it!