Side Porch Demolition

This is my first drawing for construction. It is for the demolition work of the concrete slab on the side porch. The photo doesn't reveal the very poor conditions. Careful planning enables one to edit the thoughts; cut the negatives and paste the positives. The mind is strengthened to the task. Careful planning helps reveal gaps and unsound ideas. The imagination can more easily be employed for discovery of workable solutions.

In the storehouse of my imagination I have snippets of ideas on how to do drawings for this project. I have experienced a thrill to just get this far. I want what I want and I have made do with the tools I have at my disposal. The two pictures here seemed like an easy thing to do when this was just an idea floating around in my mind. Production of the doctored photo took some patient, determined plugging away to achieve. One observation I make is that by employing my imagination my mind more easily accepts the achievement idea and I feel a thrill. This is an urge to keep going. As far as I am concerned this demolition work is already a reality. Even though the failed concrete slab is still there I "feel" real progress. I will need clear drawings and sound plans for submission to the Historic Commission for approval of my project.

With digital format ability I can take this photo- drawing to my board and with "T" square and triangle draw in the new construction details. I like the masonry metaphor of building stone upon stone, each laid level and true. This is the way to apply the imagination for building sound plans of any achievement, idea by idea. In other words, "Thoughts become things". The physical properties of the house have not changed an iota. As far as anyone else can tell there is no restoration of the porch in progress. This first step taken, I "FEEL" that the project is under way and, my growing desire and faith will make it real rather than "...WHEN I CAN GET THE MONEY...". This is my restoration leap of faith.