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of the building, they also wanted
some modern improvements.
Wanting an addition that would fit in
and not knowing how to go about it,
they turned to Goderich restoration
architect John Rutledge. He helped
them come up with an addition that
doesn't look like an add-on but
includes a new bathroom, laundry
facilities, a spa and a loft as well as a
new entrance created by the back
porch.
Spittal took time off work so he
could help the contractor work on the
project. The porch has two sections, a
big porch and a little porch. In all the
porch is about seven feet deep by 20
feet long and provides an inviting
place to spend a summer evening, he
says.
One difficulty that was
encountered was the need for a "dead
wall", a new wall alongside the old
original foundation. That part was
handled by the contractor.
The Spinals wanted to stay away
from pressure -treated lumber so the
emphasis was on cedar and pine. The
one place where pressure treated
lumber was necessary was for the
porch posts because only there could
he get large enough dimension
lumber. The pressure -treated lumber
is hidden by a "box" of pine around
the outside that makes the posts
appear to be the proper dimensions.
The pine is then fluted.
The architect designed
gingerbread which they could have
installed but the Spittals decided not
to. This being the back porch, it
would have been plainer than the
front porch on the house (houses of
the period had more formal details on
the front and became simpler as they
moved to the back) so they decided
to leave the porch as simple as
possible.
They have plans to eventually
repla.;e the front porch which had
been ripped off sometime before they
bought the house and this will be a
more intricate design. The marks left
on the walls from the original porch
show it had unusual curved joists.
This porch will also have gingerbread
but it will be smaller, perhaps only
six feet deep. Front porches seemed
to be used more for decoration than
for use in those days, Spittal says.
Clive and Mary Card, R.R.3,
Paisley, also gained a porch as part of