Kate Pineo

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Screen Room Demolition

When I bought the house, I couldn't figure out how best to use the screen room. It was disconnected from the house, and hovering above the yard... this was a great concept that was badly executed. It became storage. Storage with a rotting floor, shaky stairs, torn screens, and squishy roof. What a mess. I was getting the house re-roofed, so I needed to cut bait.

This was not a job for one. Especially not this one. I hired a local gentleman who does home rejuvenation projects, and occasionally hires the son of my neighbor. Two short days later, the room was gone, and I was left with a sandy slope. (See my Terraced Vegetable Garden for how it turned out.)

I appreciate bug protection, but I want to entertain in the yard, not above it.

The screen room is a collector for pollen and dead bugs.

Crud underneath.

Roof mush needed a spatula moreso than a crow bar.

Ready for haul-away

The sandy slope beneath filled with debris.

Much nicer.