Dec 29, 2012

TIMBERRRRRRRR!!!!!!

Another long day of demolition...
 Slowly but surely it's coming down.







 READY TO GIVE IT THE FINAL HEAVE!!

Hail! The Conquering Hero!!




Dec 26, 2012

Demolition Begins

Well, it's the day after Christmas, there's snow on the ground, and the temperatures are LOW. What better time to start tearing down the nasty shed in the back?!




Dec 22, 2012

Time to Paint!

With the siding done, it's time to paint it! We chose Gazebo White for the siding and Prickly Pear for the trim. A generous friend from work let James borrow his paint sprayer for as long as he needs.  What a gift!


Masked and ready to go

The Painter


All done upstairs!

Dec 8, 2012

Siding is done!!

James spent the day outside working on the siding, but came in to help us finish decorating the tree.

Then he headed back out and cut the last piece of trim to finish the siding!  He has been hard at work the last couple of weeks.  Working after dark many evenings, thanks to his new headlamp (the neighbors are thrilled) :-)

THE LAST PIECE!!!

Nov 26, 2012

Big Junk Day

James spent the weekend moving piles and piles of junk to the curb.  He also cleaned out the barns (in preparation for tearing one down).




It always feels so good to see the trash GO AWAY!!!





Nov 17, 2012

Bye-Bye, Dormers


Well, after a long month away for work, James got home and was ready to get something done on the house!  He jumped up to the roof and, in one day, tore off the 3 dormers.


 This also meant he was able to get the fascia and soffit filled-in/repaired.

Aug 25, 2012

To the Front Lines

It's time to move on to the front!  Scaffolds have been returned, new siding is stacked up and ready to go.  James got a little help from Dad to speed up the tar paper process. Thanks, Poppy!