Maintenance is a necessity for any homeowner and our home is certainly no different. Our front porch was getting pretty shabby. So we tore out our old porch and made it new!!
This is how the process went…
We used some recycled lumber several year ago to cover up the nasty brick walkway and porch.
But the recycled lumber has lived its last life.
It was time for a major overhaul.
The kids and I did all the digging out. We had to deal with an old drain pipe. It wasn’t attached to anything so we tore it out and leveled our ground with sand.
Then My Better Half poured concrete steps and laid pavers, mortaring them in place as he went.
After he got all the pavers in place and they were set, he poured mortar mix in between the pavers and sprayed them down.
It’s all finished now and {I LOVE IT}! It’s super sturdy and looks so nice.
Wow. That is stunning! And your door is gorgeous! Why don't my green doors look that good?
Love it! Wow! what a difference it made. The green door looks great too.
Ooooh, it's beautiful. I love how it turned out.
whoa! great job, and now it's super inviting!
That was nice to see the WHOLE thing….from original to now! Bea-u-ti-ful! And cudos to your hubby for the great work!
very nice!
It turned out so great! Beautiful job. Thank you for sharing. Visiting from Bacon Time. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-8.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
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Thanks for sharing this metamorphosis with us from beginning to end. Looks great and I bet it took lots of hard work.
Oh wow, I can’t believe you all this this incredible job!! I’m sure it was a hard job, but it paid off, it’s fabulous!!
FABBY
What a great transformation!!
It looks great! Love it.
Wow! What a difference. It looks great!
This looks wonderful! Huge visual difference.
That’s lovely! A lot of effort but totally worth it! (Visiting via Not Just a Housewife)
Wow! What a difference! You guys did a great job!! It looks like something done by the pros! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Great job! This should be on a DIY Network show! 😉
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It looks SO great! So impressed! Thanks so much for sharing!
It looks fabulous! I know it was a lot of work, but sooo worth it! ~ Maureen
We have brick walkway and there are all grass weeds growing between the bricks. I don't know if we should pour concrete to seal up the gap.
Nice job!
/jonie
Awesome transformation! Great job!
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Your porch looks awesome! The pavers look fantastic! I also love the sweet moment with the toolbox and the chair 🙂
that's a fantastic job!! have you ever considered removing the little fence? it would really open everything up visually 🙂
Looks fantastic.
Oh my gosh. What an upgrade. It looks fantastic! I love it. It also looks like a lot of hard work. I bet you’re so glad to have it all done!
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xoxo, Tauni
what a great improvement! The front porch sets tone for the home and this is a great tone- beautiful.
I love that green screen door!! It all looks great.