CH: Day 3
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Lap-siding!!!!!!!!
I have had this cedar siding stored away for 25-years. It is extraordinary to…at last…use it. The cost of the siding way back was pricey. Today, the cost would likely be $1,765,000. I should have actually sold the siding to pay for the full restoration of the carriage house and Cross House.
Tomorrow, I will reuse siding I have removed from the two houses over the years.
I am enjoying this…unexpected…work. The weather is wonderful and it is nice to be outside after many many months inside. Sun! Breezes!
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Glad the work is at least enjoyable. Even if it was unplanned, it must be nice to give the carriage house some love after another decent span of time.
Agreed, JP. I feel as though I’ve received an unexpected gift.
Sometimes these unexpected shifts in plans prove to be better in the long haul. You are doing a great job and doing it with a great attitude, Ross, it will serve you well!
I do feel like, although I do not believe in fate, sometimes life gives us nudges in certain directions.
Are you spacing it to match the wall with the small window?
Didn’t think anyone would notice?
What are you needing to finish to make the city happy?
The cedar siding looks great and will last at least 100 years. Glad you are enjoying this, you always manage to find the bright side of things.
Old growth wood is the best. I have a 133 y.o. Victorian in WA, the only major wood rot in all that time was several window sills, which lacked paint and cracked. I was lucky to be able to make and retrofit new ones from old growth cedar 2×8 mill ends – now they’re good for another 133 years, esp. with Valspar paint on them.
That’s what the refinisher told me about my wood floor. He also warned me to never replace it as the ones these days don’t last.
I had a crack on a sill when I moved into the house. I couldn’t afford to replace it so I patched it and then primed and painted it. That was 35 years ago and it’s still fine.