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Started Painting Shop

I pressure washed the shop yesterday (Sunday). We are expecting sunny weather for another week so it gives us some time to get some painting done and make the shop match the house. Rose rolled the west side today. Some cut in and the grooves of the siding need touch up with my brush. The […]

Oct 15, 2018 1 min read

Finished Painting House

The rotted wood was finally repaired this week and as soon as that was done we painted it and finally completed the job. That was a lot of work for both of us. I will be posting a more in-depth article on the painting project soon.

Oct 14, 2018 1 min read

Wood Rot Finally Repaired

The workers from Sentinel Construction showed up this past Wednesday and by noon on Friday had made the required repairs. On Saturday and Sunday, Rose and I painted the replaced wood and made it match the rest of the house\. We have been fortunate that it has been sunny since they started and is for

Oct 12, 2018 1 min read

Still Painting House

We are still painting the house. The south side is completely done. The west side has a few areas that need some touch-up, and the east side will be completed tomorrow. The north side, unfortunately, is kind of on hold due to wood rot that we found a couple of weeks ago. We have a […]

Aug 22, 2018 2 min read

Pressure Washed House Tonight

Actually, I only pressure washed the south and west sides, which was my plan. Before the washing I removed some more gutters and downspouts on the west side. We removed the ones on the south side on the 4th, along with the railings on the side deck. The photo was taken before washing. There is […]

Jul 5, 2018 1 min read

Pruning the Blackberries

Today was a dry day so we pruned the Blackberries on the north boundary of the property. Since there was so much waste I dug a small pit with the backhoe and we burned the trimmings. All three of us worked this effort. I also pulled out a stump and a couple of plants to […]

Nov 18, 2017 1 min read

Power Off

This is the first power outage of this Fall. Really isn’t that windy outside but it has rained about two inches over the past two days. The generator is on and we are functioning as normal\. We are under a high wind warning until 2100 tonight.

Nov 13, 2017 1 min read

Two New Doors Installed

Yesterday we had two new entry doors and a storm door installed. The installer did a really good job\. The doors are very nice and much more snug.

Nov 3, 2017 1 min read

Getting Our New Exterior Doors Today

# Tonight I brought the five pieces of trim wood into the kitchen and gave them two coats of white paint for tomorrow’s installation. It’s supposed to be raining so I wanted to get them protected for the Winter. Not sure what is on the agenda and to do list for this weekend. The photos […]

Nov 3, 2017 1 min read

Started Painting Shop

Finished Painting House

Wood Rot Finally Repaired

Still Painting House

Pressure Washed House Tonight

Pruning the Blackberries

Power Off

Two New Doors Installed

Getting Our New Exterior Doors Today

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