A few months back we started on a project to redo/add to the back patio. I'm going to attempt to document the journey as best as I can and with as many pictures as possible. I'll try to break each post down into a different milestone along the way.
Background: Ever since moving in, the back patio has been a bit of an eyesore. Yes it provided shade, and kept things dry (the dry part was kinda hit or miss), but it was a bit cavernous and closed things off from the kitchen view looking out.
In the spring of '19 I had a few patio companies come out and they gave bids for a gable patio addition that ranged from $30-50k. In some cases these prices didn't cover the full cost (excluded concrete/roofing/painting/elec/etc). I knew this was more than I wanted to spend. I came to the realization that I should have been talking to a framer instead of a full turnkey patio company. The plan is not for an elaborate outdoor oasis with a full-blown kitchen. I don't want to over-build the patio compared to the house. Nice/Simple/Functional is the goal.
In June '19 we got slammed with a bad storm. This meant new decking/roof and I knew this was my window to get the back patio done too.
I got a recommendation for a framer from a good friend. The framer came and looked at the job and gave me a more than reasonable quote to do the framing/trim/siding/cedar T&G. (also by this point of the design I had added a shed roof to the left of the gable). The final sketch I came up with is what he worked off of.
The plan was going to use the following 2 pictures as a general guideline.
More to come........
Background: Ever since moving in, the back patio has been a bit of an eyesore. Yes it provided shade, and kept things dry (the dry part was kinda hit or miss), but it was a bit cavernous and closed things off from the kitchen view looking out.
In the spring of '19 I had a few patio companies come out and they gave bids for a gable patio addition that ranged from $30-50k. In some cases these prices didn't cover the full cost (excluded concrete/roofing/painting/elec/etc). I knew this was more than I wanted to spend. I came to the realization that I should have been talking to a framer instead of a full turnkey patio company. The plan is not for an elaborate outdoor oasis with a full-blown kitchen. I don't want to over-build the patio compared to the house. Nice/Simple/Functional is the goal.
In June '19 we got slammed with a bad storm. This meant new decking/roof and I knew this was my window to get the back patio done too.
I got a recommendation for a framer from a good friend. The framer came and looked at the job and gave me a more than reasonable quote to do the framing/trim/siding/cedar T&G. (also by this point of the design I had added a shed roof to the left of the gable). The final sketch I came up with is what he worked off of.
The plan was going to use the following 2 pictures as a general guideline.
More to come........