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Welding is Done!

Here is what our front door now looks like with the
`eyebrow', light fixture, and mailbox installed.






Here is the view from the master bedroom now that the
rail is installed. The top rail and the pickets are all stainless
steel and they were fabricated by a local welder named Steve Davis.


Here is the exterior view of those same rails.



Here are the rails that Steve made for the balcony
overlooking the living room.



Here are the stainless steel hand rails that Steve made.
Also shown down on the landing is the subway grate
that allows natural light and air to get down into the first
floor landing




This is Steve prepping the brackets that hold our
`eyebrow' in place over the side patio.



Steve is shown below welding the front door eyebrow into place.




Here is the finished product on the south side.
We will fit peices of tempered reed glass into these
eyebrows to offer a dry and bright space for
reading the paper in the AM.

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