Tuesday, February 28, 2017

The port cocheré...99% done!

I've been detailing the progress on the refurbishment of the carport (the highfalutin phrase is "port cocheré") in the front of my building. You can read prior posts here and here.
And I'm happy to say that even though the project went over budget and WAY over schedule (as do many, if not all, construction projects), it's almost done. Oh, happy day! No more unsightly partitions and scaffolding in front of the building. No more entering the building through the side door. And, best of all, the increase in our monthly maintenance fee, the "assessment", to cover the cost of the construction will be done soon enough too.
Vehicles still cannot gain access thru the driveway. It's because the concrete still needs a certain amount of time to harden and 'set' before heavy cars and trucks start driving on it.
The small triangular plantings bed on the far side of the driveway still needs greenery and the decorative urns that flank each side of the entrance (see pictures) need sprucing up. To my eye they look damaged, they're chipped and broken in places. I think the plan is to replace them altogether.
Here's a series of pictures that show where things are now. I think the interior work looks quite good.



















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