We love our porch and it will overlook the pond. The problem is, so do our dogs. They keep the cushions dirty on the porch swing to the point that we put them on the floor just for them. I'm adding 12X14 additional feet of porch with a gate to keep them on their side so we can enjoy our side. I work so far away that I spend every other night in a travel trailer near my job and it's comforting to know that several hundred pounds of Rottweiler sleep on my front porch to protect my wife and home while I'm gone.
I've got the 4X4 posts cemented in and the joists done on a part of it. I started laying the decking yesterday and then rained out. I am taking pictures but my camera is at home. I'll wire it and plumb in water as there will be a refrigerator, ice maker, stereo and TV out there eventually. We have an outdoor propane fireplace and a few heaters so it will be nice when it's done. Pictures to come.
I've got the 4X4 posts cemented in and the joists done on a part of it. I started laying the decking yesterday and then rained out. I am taking pictures but my camera is at home. I'll wire it and plumb in water as there will be a refrigerator, ice maker, stereo and TV out there eventually. We have an outdoor propane fireplace and a few heaters so it will be nice when it's done. Pictures to come.