This porch had been sorely maintained, and poorly done up with rails while the original roof, though still in decent condition, was unfortunately too small. We demolished the old roof and floor system and created a new curved roof reaching higher up the wall, adding Tuscan columns based on a formula from an article in FHB. We reduced the girth of the columns by about 2 inches to make them still massive but manageable in the small space. Bricks and pavers to match were obtained from a Native American supplier in British Columbia. The flagstone path was done with thyme to fill in the joints.
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A new porch in Seattle's Phinney Ridge neighborhood, expanded from the original and with Tuscan columns added. Bricks and pavers matching the original were found from a Native American source in nearby British Columbia.
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The before. Roof nice but too small, floor too shabby.
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The curving approach done in concrete, stucco, and brick pavers, with flagstone and thyme.
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All retaining walls were cast in concrete finished with stucco, and capped with masonry pavers.
