We’re pretty sure we’ll need outlets on the porch, so today we fiddled around with blocking and installing two outlets on the porch. We still have the ceiling light.

While Chet fiddled with the outlets, I built two little mitered boxes with a hole in the middle for the box to go through. They turned out okay. Paul would have done better, but I was satisfied enough with the outcome.

Once the electrical was done, we were able to patch up the Tyvek wrap and install the bottom piece of siding. This piece runs the full 15′ of the wall. The siding has to be continuous and fit under the door
threshold. Also, the deck is out of level a little bit and it slopes 1/4″ from the edge out to the wood in the middle. So we had to cut the bottom edge of the 15′ long board down from 1/4″ cut to 0″ cut.

With that piece in, I’d hoped to start putting siding up the side, but no. Life interferes.

The girls decided that the Perrys were the perfect addition to their improvised playground. We’ve moved the hammocks off the porch and the girls have lots of fun swinging on them. They’ve got much more room to swing under the tree. With the Perry as a jumping platform, they’re entertained them for hours.

Paul was here the next day and I got some siding up the back wall. Here’s how the box turned out after I got siding around it.

 

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