Sunday, October 30, 2016

Exterior--DONE!!!

It stopped raining today. (We've had tons of rain!) When the sun was out, there were moments it felt warm. When the sun disappeared, the wind felt bitter cold.

I applied the caulk around the last two south-side windows. This means the exterior is done! Even though more exterior work will have to be done when the house gets moved to its eventual foundation (namely the skirting/weatherproofing around the base), I still feel that this is a momentous milestone. Although the caulk is largely invisible to others, completing this step feels more significant to me than stapling up the last shingle. Even though it took me forever, I enjoyed shingling the house. I really dislike applying caulk, however. Having it now done... worthy of a dance party!




All the recent rain has pounded most of the remaining leaves off the trees, which opens up some views of the river.





4 comments:

  1. Congratulations from some guy that has been lurking here for a couple, or more, years.

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  2. Thank you so much!
    You are in good company, eriko; everyone who follows my blog is a lurker! :-)
    Given how long this project is taking me, I have extremely loyal lurkers! er, followers
    Uh oh... I feel another "you know you're taking too long" post burbling up.

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  3. YAY!! Congratulations! So, you might be able to do some interior work over the course of the winter?

    Remember when you thought this was going to take about a year? *grins*

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  4. Hi DWR!

    Quite a milestone, isn't it? I look at the house now, and I shake my head and wonder how it could have taken this long. If I think that, having done all the work, it's no surprise that observers wonder the same thing!

    Yes, on to interior work!

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