Slipforming, part 16 – Balcony railing…at last
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
So, some people wonder how Ken and I have stayed married so happily for so long. It’s easy. Whenever we come across a problem we do not agree on, we stop and move to something else that we do agree on. Then, we re-visit the problem later. That’s how a bedroom on the ground floor ended up not having door handles for 10, yes 10, years. That’s also how our second floor balcony was left rail-less for the same period of time.
It is with relief that I can now say, “Welcome to our patio,” without adding, “Please do not fall off of it.”
Unfortunately, on the day I took the photo, I had removed the wreath which ordinarily graces the gap beneath the arched window at the peak of the roof line. Still, it shows the winning railing choice after a decade long battle over designs. We went through fancy ideas, ornate ideas, wooden ideas, plexiglass ideas, curved-and-extended ideas, and with each idea, one or the other (more…)