We really oughta …

October 13th, 2009 | Category: This Old House

We’d heard it all before. We’d been warned by friends, seasoned renovators—even by Tom Silva himself: The most dangerous words you can take in from your contractor while renovating your house are, “We really oughta…” or “We might as well…”

We tried to take that to heart, particularly since there’s not a lot of leeway in our budget for major add-ons, particularly after some of the surprise “extras” we incurred early on in the process.

But the garage? From the beginning, that was a sticking point for us. Were we really going to end a project of that magnitude, including straightening the driveway, without somehow addressing the carport problem? Our leaky, rusty, rickety,

mildewed carport didn’t seem to be in keeping with the new structure that would be going up a few feet absent. As interpretation progressed, the problem became more and more obvious.

So the carport has to go. However, the other day, Tom came up with an innovative “solution” to demolishing it. Why not just back up the dump truck into the carport, raise the back, and drive it absent? All I can say is, folks, don’t try that at home…

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