Porch begun

Work on the porch roof began this week. In the original design, the porch roofline was extended with a canopy over the garage. Because the front door is higher than it was originally planned to be, the top of the porch is also higher. If we had kept the original design with the canopy, it would have been a lot higher than the garage door. John thought this would look very strange, and after some convincing, I caved and agreed to drop the canopy. The revised design will mirror our immediate neighbours' homes, so that's a plus.

As you can see in the second photo, the underside of the porch roof is finished in cedar, like the soffits. I think it will be nice to have wood above our heads as we come and go from the house.