It's been a long time...

Sorry I have not posted in quite a while; the days just seem to be slipping by without any time to get on the computer and do anything.


A lot has been done; the roof is on (actually it has been done for a week) and all the storm doors are installed. Here are some shots:

We are very pleased with how the roof turned out. It makes a nice clean line on the house. A house of this age it looks like it belongs. Plus being a metal roof with a 30-40 year guarantee, it will be the last roof we will have to put on this house. We are currently still waiting for the front stoop to arrive, it is held up by the ordering of the railings. They had to come from somewhere in Indiana. Last time we called about it, the response was "Don't call us, we will call you when it arrives." When that finally arrives, the last of the siding will be put on the front of the house. This is what the front looks like right now:

A little unfinished compared to the rest of the house. Tom has spent a good portion of this week working on the inside of the porch. He is sanding and repainting the whole thing so it will be more like a three season room. I am looking forward to using it when it is completed. I will post pictures of that when completed. That's all for now. I will post more when we have some more progress......

Roof work has started

A couple of pictures to show where we are at this weekend. The top picture is the final completion of the siding on the back of the house. All that is left of the siding is the front and we are still awaiting the arrival of the door before that can go on. We did receive a door last week but it was completely wrong so it was sent back. Not sure when the new one will arrive. The second picture shows our new roof, or at least the part that is done. The south side is also done but with the trees, it is hard to get a picture. The roofers will be back next week to finish up and hang the gutters. Our carpenter is also working inside finishing up the trim around the windows. I spent last weekend staining the sashes and trims and still have more to go. Hopefully I will get to that tomorrow. I'll keep you posted.....