This was how it was for at least six years after the old balcony "collapsed" due to rot setting in through neglect. Peter and Steve, the property manager, schemed up a new design and Peter drew it up (over an existing photo) to get an idea how it might look. The plan was not an ordinary rectangle of decking like last time but a trapezium with the wider end opening out to the view. And as well as decking there would be a tin roof inder it to keep the front door area dry for once. The design was approved and the details nutted out.
Some weeks prior Peter came and prepared the wall and the concrete and steel footings for the three posts. Without this prep the project could not commence. Steve purchased all the necessary materials in readiness.
Because of the trapezium shaped deck and the sloping roof under int there were compound angles that Peter and Steve had to be very careful about. They made the odd 'blue' but by and large the structure came together like a well cut Chinese puzzel.
By the time the roofing was up there was growing encouragement that the worst was over. The posts had reasonable flashing at the roof to divert the rain and the wall had fairly effective looking apron flashing glued into the bricks.
At this stage the project has only reached the decking joists stage. The decking is still to come. In the four days they had together that was all Peter and Steve could do for the project. Peter will return sometime soon and add the decking and handrailing. That is still a fair bit to go but he feels that he is on the home stretch. Praise God. Plenty of God's grace in this project already.
This was how it was for at least six years after the old balcony "collapsed" due to rot setting in through neglect. Peter and Steve, the property manager, schemed up a new design and Peter drew it up (over an existing photo) to get an idea how it might look. The plan was not an ordinary rectangle of decking like last time but a trapezium with the wider end opening out to the view. And as well as decking there would be a tin roof inder it to keep the front door area dry for once. The design was approved and the details nutted out.
Some weeks prior Peter came and prepared the wall and the concrete and steel footings for the three posts. Without this prep the project could not commence. Steve purchased all the necessary materials in readiness.
Because of the trapezium shaped deck and the sloping roof under int there were compound angles that Peter and Steve had to be very careful about. They made the odd 'blue' but by and large the structure came together like a well cut Chinese puzzel.
By the time the roofing was up there was growing encouragement that the worst was over. The posts had reasonable flashing at the roof to divert the rain and the wall had fairly effective looking apron flashing glued into the bricks. 
At this stage the project has only reached the decking joists stage. The decking is still to come. In the four days they had together that was all Peter and Steve could do for the project. Peter will return sometime soon and add the decking and handrailing. That is still a fair bit to go but he feels that he is on the home stretch. Praise God. Plenty of God's grace in this project already.
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