Back Patio Cover

We are getting to the end of the big projects on the house in St. George. This past weekend we took off the old back patio cover and put up a new one. It didn't go as fast as it sounds like when you say it like that, took one down put up a new one, nooooooooooooooo it was much more complicated then that!!!!!!!!!!!!1
At first we thought we would be able to use the existing posts but no, as we took down the old cover the old posts just came down with the cover. They were rotted under ground, we hadn't noticed that. So we started from the very beginning.
It is sooooo great that Tom is such a good carpenter!! We also had Tyler and Eliza there for the weekend. Tyler was a great help!! If it had been just Tom and I we would still be there working on it. Anyway, this is a picture of us just starting on it. You will notice that Tom actually cut into the roof line to set the cover so that when we re roof, the weekend of the 4th, it will all blend together.

Little by little things started to come together. Only a few frustrations at this time..........

From time to time Tom and Tyler would stop and have a pow wow on what they needed to do. It was fun to watch. I often say to Tom that when he stops to think about a job like this I can almost imagine the wheels in his head turning as he figures out what to do next.

We took a break on Saturday afternoon to watch some of the Washington and USC football game..Sorry Kenny....USC LOST............................

Then, after much hard work........................................

It was finished and it looks great!!! Good work Tom and Tyler. You did a wonderful job!!

This next summer we will be working on the yard. Just another project to think about.

This next weekend we will be going again to get the front of the house ready for the re roofing job on the 4th. I'll keep posting until we finally get this done.