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The old garage/carport flat roof (above) was cleaned of tar and stones,
and then roofed over (bottom right side) |
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The eave (left edge, top photo) had come detached from the gable under the
weight of heavy snow;
both were removed and re-built as a
hip roof (below). |
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The above pictures show the front of the house; those below show the rear.
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The new "sun room" on the left, with the old house on the
right. A door separating the windows on the right was removed,
and one set of windows moved over to fill the gap. The new room has
a 4-foot crawl space, rather than a full basement. The siding is
redwood, as it was for the original house. |
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The new "sun room", with patio door and new back porch. The
nearest corner of the new room was indented to permit a large
eave over the porch, and to preserve a view of the attractive
back yard as seen from the original house to the right. Most
eaves are about a meter wide, allowing sun in the winter but
complete shade during the summer. The eave widens above the porch to
about 7 feet. |
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The new "sun room" interior before carpets and drapes.
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two skylights face north. |
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The original stairway to the basement was bent. The direction was
reversed and straightened (shown in white) to accommodate an
electric lift for Susan, who is severely handicapped. Two openable
skylights in the new sunroom were slightly damaged by hail in 2006,
replaced by non-openable skylights, and the openable but
still useable skylights were re-installed in the "loft" above the garage.
The space under these garage skylights was well-insulated and planned
as a cosy retreat, eventually to be integrated into the house, but this has
not yet been done. A steep retractable stairway was installed in the ceiling
of the garage, for easier access to the attic, which serves as storage space. |
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