SNAFU at my house
By minx267
@minx267 (15527)
Hartford, Connecticut
June 24, 2017 5:39am CST
what was supposed to be some fixing up of my sagging porch turned into an almost crisis and a bit more money of course.
My porch was to be jacked up and have the railings all replaced as I have a house that is over a hundred years old and it is settling a bit..or at least the front porch has,
but then the jacked up porch kinda went wonky and a good portion collapsed as it slipped of a base and the whole front porch roof ended up coming away from the building. It is not a good situation...
SO now my whole front porch needs to be demolished and rebuilt. Yesterday was not a good day I was up for over 24 hours.. I went to be exhausted and only got 4 hours of sleep
I have no steps on my front porch and there will hopefully be a dumpster and crew here today to take it all down and start building it back up..
I suppose it could have been worse. so I will just count my blessing and pray the next few days move forward a little more smoothly!
How was your day? 
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12 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
24 Jun 17
Oh dear hope they get this done quickly.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
24 Jun 17
@minx267 Yes, I am sorry all this happened to you.
Funnily enough in the apartments I live in, they have torn out the walk way..needless to say they are useless and cannot do anything right, so getting in and out is a royal pain.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 Jun 17
@TiarasOceanView yep, it seems no one has a plan for fast action, if it is not inconveniencing them!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jun 17
My day was routine. Nothing interesting.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Jun 17
Sounds like some demolition will be going on soon. My day is okay. My granddaughter is trying to get her son down for a nap and I am about ready for one myself.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun 17
@minx267 .....Cool. Be nice to get it redone.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
27 Jun 17
@celticeagle it would be.. if they ever get it done..
they replaced some boards around the house today -but guess what? no dumpster. no demo. my porch is still just hanging there -and it wasn't touched today.
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
28 Jun 17
My day was okay, spent it at my parents' house doing laundry. Also made an appointment to get a new tattoo next weekend. Other than that, I didn't do much.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
28 Jun 17
@Srbageldog Oh, that sucks. Hope you start feeling better soon.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
28 Jun 17
@minx267 I have been lazy lately since I can't do much after having hernia surgery. I'm starting to go stir crazy. :-p
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@rina110383 (24495)
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24 Jun 17
It was a busy Saturday. I worked from 8-6 pm. It's only now that I checked the site. Overall, it was a productive weekend.
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
27 Jun 17
Oh no! Your poor house!
Happy just fixing the porch will fix it though. Glad the whole thing didn't slip off its foundations!
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
3 Jul 17
@nonersays Still nothing. and now it is 9 days.. almost 10.
People actually showed up Saturday to do the demo and the dumpster still not delivered..
(i'm sure it is the contractor's fault and not the dumpster people.)
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
4 Jul 17
When will your porch be finished? I hope soon 
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
4 Jul 17
@infatuatedbby like how? he's the contractor.. he has other guys doing the work..
he's supposed to order the dumpster and he cant seem to manage that.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
4 Jul 17
@minx267 have you been monitoring him!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Jun 17
Well not quite as exciting as yours. Yesterday was a busy day with exercise at the Y and then running errands. Had dinner out with friends, very enjoyable. At least at the end, you will have a beautiful new porch.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 Jun 17
@BelleStarr I really truly hope so!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Jun 17
@minx267 lol Yes I bet but the end results will be worth it
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 Jun 17
there is no bar support under the floor of your porch. it might give way and fall.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
26 Jun 17
yea the middle already did collapse and they quickly jacked it back up and stuck something under there.. then had to go jack up the other corner.. -the bad part was the roof started pulling away from the house..
So now it all has to be taken down.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
27 Jun 17
@ridingbet yes, kind of. lol. it needs lots of repairs..
it is just the porch now that is in dire need.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
27 Jun 17
@minx267 but yuor house is still good to live in.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
Last Sunday and Monday I have also demolished an old house to save the harden woods thats getting rotten because of termites, heat and rain.
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