neohic Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 I got chased around by the rain yesterday again. Managed to get the eaves along the front side of the house finished up and the fascia trim hung. Made a plan for working around the breaker panels too then drew some lines to get a real idea of where things are going. Blue, brown, and browner. The CJ was a champ yet again with bringing home material for the steel siding nailers. Didn’t get that far, but I’m ready to start ripping down lumber and attaching it to the walls. … and of course the lumber yard was out of 12’ 5/4. 16’ is fine but less than ideal for getting home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 adapt and overcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 Found some interesting past framing decisions between the main part of the house and the old porch/now kitchen. Spent a bit of the morning cleaning that up. Once that was up to snuff, I started running the nailers for the steel siding. Ran out of material and ran out of gumption for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 New siding going up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Going to look great . The color is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 Almost done making up numbers to get some straight lines on this old house. The roof over the kitchen… is what it is. There’s a bit of a “wow” in the middle but I suppose if matches the roof line on the back of the house. The gables are getting kind of a slate blue siding. Kind of tough to capture, but it’s blue. Turning into a big project for such a little house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 6 hours ago, neohic said: Almost done making up numbers to get some straight lines on this old house. The roof over the kitchen… is what it is. There’s a bit of a “wow” in the middle but I suppose if matches the roof line on the back of the house. The gables are getting kind of a slate blue siding. Kind of tough to capture, but it’s blue. Turning into a big project for such a little house. Some mighty fine work there. Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 On 8/25/2024 at 11:13 PM, Salvagedcircuit said: Some mighty fine work there. Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 … then I moved all the old siding down the hill for tomorrow’s staining party. My plan is to get the three sides of the house done before opening up the remainder of the siding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 You’re making good progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 22 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: You’re making good progress Thanks! Feels like a real tipping point to get the majority of the steel work done. My wife asked me to take the day off tomorrow but I compromised with her staining boards with me instead. Next weekend, rehanging the old siding should go fairly quick being it’s all straight cuts with only the windows to cut around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I imagine it can be hard to take a day off with those rocky mountain winters lookin' over your shoulder. looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 7 hours ago, Pete M said: I imagine it can be hard to take a day off with those rocky mountain winters lookin' over your shoulder. looks great! Winter is always watching! We got about 1/3 through the pile today before running out if stain. They only had two gallons sitting in the shelf at our local Sherwin and the juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze to run down the hill on a holiday weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Looking really great. My fence needed to be sealed, so I came up with an idea. I put the Thompson water sealer in a pump sprayer and sprayed the fence in record time. Not sure if the sprayer will ever work again, but that’s what the life time warranty is about. Not sure why I’m sharing this ., and not sure it would work with stain? Again, coming along nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 27 minutes ago, Drahcir495 said: I put the Thompson water sealer in a pump sprayer and sprayed the fence in record time. I did this with stain for the fence, the wife followed with a roller, worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 minute ago, fiatslug87 said: I did this with stain for the fence, the wife followed with a roller, worked great. I figured I could not have been the first to try this . I was very proud of myself though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 Boards are starting to go up. Battens and trim to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I know before your time, and probably most others on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 9 hours ago, fiatslug87 said: I know before your time, and probably most others on here. Technically before my time, but I know and appreciate the reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 Updates. Battens are mostly done so I started on pulling the rest of the old siding and framing the eves. I threw on the flashing on the back side temporarily. It started sprinkling on me but there’s a factory sealed edge over the front door. The temperature started dropping and the wind picked up. Chance or rain… maybe snow?… tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 2 hours ago, neohic said: Updates. Battens are mostly done so I started on pulling the rest of the old siding and framing the eves. I threw on the flashing on the back side temporarily. It started sprinkling on me but there’s a factory sealed edge over the front door. The temperature started dropping and the wind picked up. Chance or rain… maybe snow?… tomorrow. Excellent job dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 14 hours ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Excellent job dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 winter is coming already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 15 hours ago, Pete M said: winter is coming already? I woke up to 33° this morning. Granted, there’s a high of almost 70°, but it’s definitely coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 30 Author Share Posted September 30 Soffits are closed up, steel siding nailers are wrapped up, enough trim to get the drip edge done, and lowers corners are on. Doesn’t quite feel like the home-stretch just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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