This is yet another little update on the balcony project at the Gembrook Retreat. It sure is nice to see it working. It is starting to feel like it always was there instead of the nakedness of what came before. Peter's simple drawing of what it might look like constructed (Nov 09) makes an interesting comparison with the final "look". The main difference is the window. It is acturally an old glass framed door on its side. We hope that after it is painted up it will look more like a window and fit in better. A lot of money was saved doing it this way.
The opening-out angle of the new wall has removed any possibility of the porch feeling poky. The front door is now adequately protected and so is the old wooden metre box. Later the brick floor will be raised a bit. Soon coat hooks will be added, and architrave set around the window. Time will take care of that. Peter is relieved that it is all but done and doing what it was designed to do.
This is yet another little update on the balcony project at the Gembrook Retreat. It sure is nice to see it working. It is starting to feel like it always was there instead of the nakedness of what came before. Peter's simple drawing of what it might look like constructed (Nov 09) makes an interesting comparison with the final "look". The main difference is the window. It is acturally an old glass framed door on its side. We hope that after it is painted up it will look more like a window and fit in better. A lot of money was saved doing it this way.
The opening-out angle of the new wall has removed any possibility of the porch feeling poky. The front door is now adequately protected and so is the old wooden metre box. Later the brick floor will be raised a bit. Soon coat hooks will be added, and architrave set around the window. Time will take care of that. Peter is relieved that it is all but done and doing what it was designed to do.
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