Porch boards - detail

October 11, 2011
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Now that the front walls are permanently in place, I was able to cut the front porch boards using skinny craft sticks. I am usually careful to weed out the warped and damaged sticks, but this time it's their turn to shine! :ohyeah: I even left some gaps and used the rounded factory edges on the outer edge of the porch. Just as I had done for Baslow Ranch, I especially wore out the boards at the top of the steps. For the rest of the boards, I roughed them up with an awl. I also didn't weight them down as the glued dried so some of them are lifted. I think all of this adds to the worn look of the house. I applied a paint wash of Slate Grey by Americana and black. I then followed that up with a wash of pure black. I might do some more to the porch later, but for now I just needed to get rid of the shiny new wood. I also cut and painted the trim that lines the porch above the brick foundation. Now it's starting to look like the real thing to me.