It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted an update; a year, in fact. Admittedly, part of this past year, nothing happened. Life changes prevented me from getting to the house as much as I’d planned in the warmer months, so things sat untouched for a bit. I did take care of a few small projects, but nothing really notable.
Fast forward to the last few weeks and there has been a flurry of activity. I decided to have the contractor do the siding because, for the time and cost it would take him, I’d end up spending weeks to complete a fairly short project for him. Of course, once we scoped the project, we added a few things – most notably, all the new windows on the rear elevation, a replacement window for the kitchen, and raising the electrical main line a few feet above the roof ridge. (This was done because the low point from the house to the electric pole at the street was low enough that a box truck could run into it. And this height wasn’t even at code – now it is.)
Below are some photos of the latest work. There’s one more substantial project that needs to happen to complete the exterior work and assure that all of the existing framing is soundly holding up the house (with its new roof) and tied in properly to the foundation. This may or may not get done before winter is in full force depending on some discussions with the contractor next week.
And once the exterior is complete, I can begin working on my efforts inside the house. This will be weather dependent as far as winter is concerned, but hopefully I’ll get a little done in the winter and then start to spend a bit more time on this in the spring.
