• 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.