The Cross House

Yesterday, I woke with all my windows covered with dew. So much so that I could not see out. Stepping outside, it felt like I was assaulted. The heat and humidity (70%) were intense. I thought: I’m staying inside today! Around 11Am thoughI noticed that my windows were now clear. Oh! I checked the humidity….

Today was a bit over 100-degrees. I kept waiting for the humidity to drop. It did. Some. Around 12:30PM I departed for the Cross House. The humidity was a bit over 50%. So, not good but not HORRIBLE. The house was 92-degrees inside. Yikes. I turned on the AC, made lunch, and ate in the…

Today, the weather changed from being assaultive to hot but OK. My infrared stripper came back from the repair shop. I found the box of disposable Tyvek suits I purchased a few years ago. Thus, I decided to foray back to the west front of the Carriage House.       Ugh. This was HORRIBLE!…

    The next day I purchased a new gallon and drove to the Cross House. It was drizzling but I expected that it would stop in about an hour. So, I had lunch. An hour later it was still drizzling. Oh! I know what to do! And soon I was sound asleep in the…

  The temperatures have dropped into the 70s so next on my list is to slip into a new Tyvek suit and infrared off the remaining lead paint on the main front. Wish me well. NOTE: I had a new blood test for lead on Monday and should have the results soon.      

    Today, I put on a full Tyvek suit and other protective measures, hauled out the infrared stripper, climbed up a ladder, and removed some more evil lead-based paint to the right of the large window. I was very brave today.  

  Today, the vinyl siding was delivered. Yes, I wrote that. But tell nobody! It will be our dark secret.   The revised plan is to use the…choke…siding on the north wall, the east, and the north kitchen wall. On the latter I had planned to restore the area around the kitchen door, and paint…