address: 77 COLUMBUS AVE, SOMERVILLE MASSACHUSETTS 02143
description_raw: PORCH FRAMING - Demo entire front porch including frame, railings, posts and stairs, except roof, gutters
  and soffit, Remove and dispose any debris (stone, brick etc.) and grade earth to maintain slope
  and pitch away from house foundation, (5) new footings, install new frame per code using existing dimensions. All framing to be constructed of pressure treated lumber (PT). 
  PORCH ROOF, BEAMS, SOFFITS AND CEILING - Remove all gutters and save for re-use, remove entire ceiling under the porch, Demo beams all 3 sides, provide and install new beams by code; beams to be PT wrapped in white wood, install new soffit, install new ceiling; beadboard with beads 2â on center, install arched spandrels (arched rail and balusters at eaves), rails and balusters to be same as existing original style
  STAIRS - Install new stairs, framing and stringers to be PT, newel posts (2) at top of stairs to be square 5â x 5â, newel posts at bottom of stairs were originally square 4â x 4â, post caps to be simple square cap, stair treads to be same as deck, stair risers to be painted white, stringer skirt to be white vertical boards.
  PORCH DECK, SKIRT, COLUMNS AND RAILS - Install new floor using fir stained gray color, install new columns (total of 5); customer order to match existing, original columns are 5 Â½â square and
  approximated 8â9â tall, bottom of the column has a simple trim molding 6â in height; the next 24â are 5 Â½â square, the mid-section of the column is 48â of turned spindle design; and the top 24â return to the 5 Â½â square.
  rails to be full 4â width with single bead detail, bottom rail to be same as top rail (horizontal), Balusters to be simple square 1 Â½â x 1 Â½â minimum dimension as per original. Porch Skirting posts to be exposed as per existing original. Encase or clad 4 of 5 PT posts with white PVC (except center posts under stairs), framing studs or purlins in between posts are to be PT, finish with 1/2â exterior plywood, tarpaper, painted shakes or
  shingles to match existing original.