I started the front porch on Friday, very exciting. Porch building is very rewarding, it goes fast and you get a real feeling of accomplishment. But as I plumbed and leveled the main beam it seemed off. Way off. So I checked level on the twenty five foot addition only to discover that it is out of level over 4" from one side to the other. So decision time, do I make the porch level, or do I make the porch match the house....well, I went with the third option and I cut the difference between the two. So the porch will be 3" out of level, you won't notice the difference between the porch and the addition... hopefully. I'll keep you updated tell me if you like the way it works out. Just another experiment in old house restoration.