Step 2 - Holes

The next step in our adventure... putting five foot holes in the yard!

Ok, so I'm not too educated in the construction lingo, but they tell me these "holes" are called footings and they will hold the weight of the sunroom... and the new front porch.

The kids are pretty intrigued by all this... I find it ironic that the movie of the month on Disney is "Holes." A great one to watch if you haven't gotten a chance yet... DVD comes out Sept. 23.

Step 1

Our first step was to figure out how get all our thoughts organized and then to find someone who could do it all. After doing some checking on prices, options, and what realistically we could afford, we found a company that we felt could handle the job.

We decided to go with a custom four-season sunroom addition which would require some tricky roof line work... but the guys at All Iowa Construction seemed up to the task.

It wasn't but a day or two after we gave them the initial payment that they were out preparing the area.

The back deck was more intact than I anticipated... it took two guys almost 2 hours to break it down and clear it out.

Things are looking different already!

The time has come!

We figured it was about time to replace the roof... OK, maybe it is 7 years past due time, but while we were at it, why not replace the quickly deteriorating deck? Not to mention our sliding glass door was falling apart and no longer opening correctly and needed replaced.

We also thought while we're at it, the front deck is falling apart too. Maybe we could get that one replaced...