Labor Day weekend

The west side is just a couple days from being finished! Eves are done, siding is complete...just a few small areas to top coat, and a couple windows and roof brackets to strip and repaint.



When you stand at the door, this side has a huge look to it. Mainly because of all the narrow courses of siding, plus the added height from the open eves. That's alot of wood! And every board was hand painted with a 3 inch brush.

The peak

The upper part of the west side is coming along nicely. The peak is totally finished, and we are working our way down the wall. The wainscoting and moldings on the eves are looking just great! Plus we decided to go with both colors on the vent. At this point, board replacements have been done, roof brackets have been stripped, everything is sanded and cleaned...ready for a weekend of primer and topcoat.

Flip to the west side

With the upper east side just a few touch-ups away from being finished...we moved the scaffolding to the west side. The weekend was spent tearing off the asphalt siding on the upper portion, replacing boards, sanding, cleaning, and priming the peak. Also started installing the wainscoting panels on the eves. The siding is in wonderful condition on the upper portion. Should make for short work. This weekend marked the 1 year anniversary of the start of our siding project!

Big WOW!!!

My neighbor Jerry and I really got alot accomplished this weekend. The upper section of the east side has really come to life. We started installing the wainscoting panels on the open eves. It could not have been done without scaffolding. Just some cutting in to do up against the header board, and also stripping and repainting the two roof brackets. Then this section is done, and the scaffolding moves to the west side.

WOW!!!

What a difference two people and scaffolding makes! Tore off the rest of the asphalt siding and aluminum soffit on the east side. Replaced only a few damaged boards. Cleaned the whole surface and gave it a coat of primer. Not bad for a days work.

Scaffolding!!!

Tomorrow at 8AM, my neighbor and I start cranking on the upper half of the east side. The scaffolding is really cool, and it was set up in 15 minutes. Plus we can re-build it into different towers to reach the peak.

Now we are gettin' somewhere!

The east side is coming along nicely. Once I got to the bottom of the windows, the siding went up alot faster. Just a few courses away from meeting the existing siding above the windows. Then it's time for scaffolding!