- 1803 brick Federal style house in Athens, NY. Existing replacement porch was rotting.
- c. 1869 picture of original porch served as basis for restoration
- Masonry facade restoration with beam pockets to receive new porch frame.
- New brick piers on new footings.
- I designed and engineered new frame of structural aluminum beams for corrosion resistance and retaining slim Federal style depth profile.
- Structural aluminum frame in position with vertical extensions to receive wooden handrail.
- New frame resting on new piers.
- New decking and stairs. All horizontal wood pressure treated to resist rot. Dielectrically insulated from aluminum to resist galvanic corros+ion
- Scale drawing with actualised North stairs emerging.
- New pressure treated decking electrically insulated from aluminum frame. All stainless steel fasteners.
- South stairs and deck.
- Standards for handrails welded to aluminum frame. All rails and spindles were executed in pressure treated wood.