Seventy days after receiving the building materials our duplex three season room project now sheds water. Add to that the roughly 30 days for the foundation piers and the total project time so far has been about 100 days. Keep in mind that I only worked on it about half that time due to rain, snow and other delays and this was entirely a one man project (and one wife to hand me tools and do cleanup).

Before

The top photo is a shot of the duplex before the materials arrived, with the foundation piers in place. Notice the roof algae  on the 19 year old back shingles and the big ugly and inoperative roof vent blowers. The back of the house had that typical “plain Jane” duplex appearance. Little did we know at the time that the base of both chimney chases were rotted and leaking water behind the chimneys.  The OSB roof deck was observed to be black and completely crumbled when I removed the soffit panels in those areas, so the roof would have required repair no matter what.

After

The bottom photo shows the newly constructed three season room built on eleven 12″ foundation piers sunk 50″ into the clay.
The roof blowers have been removed and patched and the chimney chases removed and rebuilt. Now I can slow down, relax and begin dressing out the front and interior space of the three season room. All in all, it’s a nice change to an otherwise boring looking structure. The addition completely removes the duplex appearance and since we use this as a single family home / office, it works out great for our needs.  If we ever sell, it would be a very unique find for someone who works at home. Of course the new room will include another home bar installation using a portable plan that is currently in the works.

The excellent roofing work was done in two days by Powell Roofing Services Inc. of Kaukauna, Wisconsin – see their website at: www.powellroofing.com

The PGT Eze-Breeze windows and doors will be ordered in the next week or two and will take 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Stay tuned for more updates in the coming months – but for now I’m going to try to enjoy the rest of the summer.

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