The Stone Front Porch

Hi Sweet Friends!

The weather was beautiful here this weekend,

we've moved the clocks forward,

and spring is right around the corner...yippee!!!

We have been doing some remodeling around here which has included updating the front porch...

We do love our porch!

It's the perfect place to enjoy an early morning or late afternoon
rocking in the chairs with a cup of coffee or cold lemonade.


Lately though,

we've been noticing more and more loose mortar and chipping tile,

so we knew it was time for some an update.

The current tile is terracotta.

Notice the blue stone behind the planter, this is one of the stones we are considering...

We knew we wanted stone rather than tile,

and the color scheme we were looking for,

so we visited several stone yards to see what was available... 

 

We chose Tennessee field stone for the front porch walls

and

blue stone for the porch and stair treads.

 

The order was placed,

the pattern and mortar style were settled upon,

and a few days latter the guys set everything up in the driveway and on the front lawn. 

For days they chiseled,

and cut,

and re-chiseled stone.

Matt is the owner and he is sizing up the situation with his right-hand-man…

Originally we had stairs coming straight down from the porch,

so we changed that up a bit by extending the stairs and adding curved wing walls…

   

It took about a week for them to complete the project.

The stone needs to cure a while before a sealer could be applied so they will come back to do that.

The column trim had to be removed for the stone to be installed and is still missing in these pictures...

We chose a messy mortar look to give the wall an aged look.

As we complete projects on our home we add farmhouse touches,
we wanted it to look as though the stone porch has been here for a very long time.

The carpenter has since come and the column trim is now complete.

     

Now we are waiting for the warmer days of spring so the stone can be sealed,

hopefully it won’t be long . . . I'm so ready for warm weather!

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