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Right now I'm finishing up a 2-month long roofing project... first was removing the old gutters, then installing ~200 board-feet of soffit face board (house originally had crown molding that covered gaps between the soffit face and roof decking, someone removed the crown to fit gutters and left MASSIVE holes for squirrels, raccoons, opossums, bats, birds, and cats to make their way into the attic).
2 weeks for the old roof to be removed and reinstalled (lots of rot repair along the edges, removed 2 chimneys, plenty of decking repair, new felt, lots of new flashing, valleys, drip edge, and finally the singles).
This was followed by pressure washing all the trim, wiping down with TSP and rinsing in prep for paint.... prime the new wood, paint everything else (about 4' around the soffits and down to the brick, along ~300' of perimeter). Now I'm about 2/3rds the way through cutting ~64 holes for soffit vents, vents that weren't present (though the holes that allowed for animal intrusion probably worked just as well). Gutters are going back up Monday and then I'll just have the high trim pieces left (peaks and gable vents) left for paint to be finished with this project. Seriously tired of standing on ladders, working over my head and having everything fall in my face.
That'll free me up to finish stripping and painting the last of the 25 3'x6' windows before moving on to the 4 full-light exterior doors.... :/ Oh, I have a bathroom remodel (and a big chunk of plumbing rerouting under the house, it's a mess) to do this summer too...
Been at this for 2 years already (lol, I have the #2 post talking about buying this house).... I thought 2~3 months to move in, it turned into 8. 2~3 years to be Finished (to the point of just doing maintenance), and I'm hoping to be done by the end of the 4th year (so, 2 more from now). *sigh* Old houses are a LOT of work, especially if you want to retain any of the original features/charm.
Right now I'm finishing up a 2-month long roofing project... first was removing the old gutters, then installing ~200 board-feet of soffit face board (house originally had crown molding that covered gaps between the soffit face and roof decking, someone removed the crown to fit gutters and left MASSIVE holes for squirrels, raccoons, opossums, bats, birds, and cats to make their way into the attic).
2 weeks for the old roof to be removed and reinstalled (lots of rot repair along the edges, removed 2 chimneys, plenty of decking repair, new felt, lots of new flashing, valleys, drip edge, and finally the singles).
This was followed by pressure washing all the trim, wiping down with TSP and rinsing in prep for paint.... prime the new wood, paint everything else (about 4' around the soffits and down to the brick, along ~300' of perimeter). Now I'm about 2/3rds the way through cutting ~64 holes for soffit vents, vents that weren't present (though the holes that allowed for animal intrusion probably worked just as well). Gutters are going back up Monday and then I'll just have the high trim pieces left (peaks and gable vents) left for paint to be finished with this project. Seriously tired of standing on ladders, working over my head and having everything fall in my face.
That'll free me up to finish stripping and painting the last of the 25 3'x6' windows before moving on to the 4 full-light exterior doors.... :/ Oh, I have a bathroom remodel (and a big chunk of plumbing rerouting under the house, it's a mess) to do this summer too...
Been at this for 2 years already (lol, I have the #2 post talking about buying this house).... I thought 2~3 months to move in, it turned into 8. 2~3 years to be Finished (to the point of just doing maintenance), and I'm hoping to be done by the end of the 4th year (so, 2 more from now). *sigh* Old houses are a LOT of work, especially if you want to retain any of the original features/charm.
Holy cow!
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having everything fall in my face
Always in the center of my eye so it's double hard to get out. Never in the corner.
We are working on the side of our garage that faces the back yard. It has 25 year old shrubs, two windows, and a man door.
We ripped out two of the 4 shrubs, planted perennials, and DH made a window box...and then... since nothing ever goes as planned and all simple projects turn ugly at some point, when he went to hang the window box he found old rotten wood around the window, under the vinyl siding.
So now the project is delayed until he replaces the rotted wood and finds a source for the aluminum trim nails in the color we need.
I moved into my Dream House last July. Well, the inside of the house is a dream come true to me, and everything is exactly as I have always wanted. The location is fabulous, the best possible that I can even imagine. However, the yard? I knew when I bought the house that the tiny yard would take some major work to make it my dream yard. It was overgrown with huge trees and bushes, and I just wanted grass; low maintenance and all I'll have to do is pay my lawn guy to mow it.
So, being an old lady and not capable of doing any of this myself, I have had crews of from 2-12 working on my yard all day long, six days a week all during January and February. In January I had the many gargantuan, dead trees, bushes, and other plants removed and stumps ground. In February I got the stump grindings removed (they were two feet deep! ), and then had my lot re-graded so the drainage is now good. Also I had a concrete crew replace the entire sidewalk and back yard concrete. Then I got new topsoil everywhere, and St. Augustine's sod for my beautiful grass lawn.
So finally I have the yard of my dreams. The grass is greener than Ireland on St. Patrick's Day. In a couple of weeks it can be mowed.
At that point, I want to put a gate in the fence and have my termite people come out and do a major treatment since the re-landscaping was so major.
None of this has been cheap! So, I'm glad my house cost less than I had budgeted for it.
OK, I know this is in the Home Interior Design and Decorating sub-forum, and none of this was interior. Inside the house, I put window film on some windows and I am finally getting around to hanging artwork which just didn't get done right after I moved in. That's about it.
I moved into my Dream House last July. Well, the inside of the house is a dream come true to me, and everything is exactly as I have always wanted. The location is fabulous, the best possible that I can even imagine. However, the yard? I knew when I bought the house that the tiny yard would take some major work to make it my dream yard. It was overgrown with huge trees and bushes, and I just wanted grass; low maintenance and all I'll have to do is pay my lawn guy to mow it.
So, being an old lady and not capable of doing any of this myself, I have had crews of from 2-12 working on my yard all day long, six days a week all during January and February. In January I had the many gargantuan, dead trees, bushes, and other plants removed and stumps ground. In February I got the stump grindings removed (they were two feet deep! ), and then had my lot re-graded so the drainage is now good. Also I had a concrete crew replace the entire sidewalk and back yard concrete. Then I got new topsoil everywhere, and St. Augustine's sod for my beautiful grass lawn.
So finally I have the yard of my dreams. The grass is greener than Ireland on St. Patrick's Day. In a couple of weeks it can be mowed.
At that point, I want to put a gate in the fence and have my termite people come out and do a major treatment since the re-landscaping was so major.
None of this has been cheap! So, I'm glad my house cost less than I had budgeted for it.
OK, I know this is in the Home Interior Design and Decorating sub-forum, and none of this was interior. Inside the house, I put window film on some windows and I am finally getting around to hanging artwork which just didn't get done right after I moved in. That's about it.
It's a small kitchen, so it won't be a huge project. I'm so indecisive about colours, though... looking for a light- to medium-tone greenish yellow, or do I mean yellowish green?
I'm leaning towards Benjamin Moore "Golden Delicious". Or possibly "Sweet Pear" which is a shade or two lighter.
I moved into my Dream House last July. Well, the inside of the house is a dream come true to me, and everything is exactly as I have always wanted. The location is fabulous, the best possible that I can even imagine. However, the yard? I knew when I bought the house that the tiny yard would take some major work to make it my dream yard. It was overgrown with huge trees and bushes, and I just wanted grass; low maintenance and all I'll have to do is pay my lawn guy to mow it.
So, being an old lady and not capable of doing any of this myself, I have had crews of from 2-12 working on my yard all day long, six days a week all during January and February. In January I had the many gargantuan, dead trees, bushes, and other plants removed and stumps ground. In February I got the stump grindings removed (they were two feet deep! ), and then had my lot re-graded so the drainage is now good. Also I had a concrete crew replace the entire sidewalk and back yard concrete. Then I got new topsoil everywhere, and St. Augustine's sod for my beautiful grass lawn.
So finally I have the yard of my dreams. The grass is greener than Ireland on St. Patrick's Day. In a couple of weeks it can be mowed.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! How exciting.
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), and then had my lot re-graded so the drainage is now good. Also I had a concrete crew replace the entire sidewalk and back yard concrete. Then I got new topsoil everywhere, and St. Augustine's sod for my beautiful grass lawn. 
