Inching Along
Before.
Today. What is behind the tarp is also painted.
Recently, I did a post about just how bad things were regarding the double-arched windows.
Ideally, the whole needs to be removed entirely and much of it replaced with new wood and PVC. Yep, it is that bad.
Instead, I am doing something I rarely do, and soooooooo do not enjoy doing: I am going to, effectively, duct tape it back together.
I have infilled and patched as best I can. This will buy me a few more years. The sill is so gone; I am going to cover it with a carefully measured new metal computer-crimped sill. This, too, will buy me a few years.
The reason for this is the Heritage Grant deadline. I just do not have the time to spend on this area before the looming grant deadline. My solution, while not ideal, will make things better and in, say, four years I will enjoy taking the whole thing apart and doing it right.
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Thanks for all the post you have written during this time we are all going through. They have given me something to look forward to, another post from Ross.
Agreed. Thanks Ross! I wish I had something interesting to blog about to but I don’t LOL.
I was wondering what you were doing way up there when you first gave us the grave situation up top, but man, I sure don’t blame you for just “gettin’ er done” at this time, and I actually giggled a little upon reading the word “duct tape”. Even though this area might make YOUR eye tic a bit, from down below, no one else will be able to see the difference. I was hoping the tarp would have blown off….TA-DA!!! I wanted to see it all!!!
In an emergency class I was told when no one is coming to help, a broken arm could be set with duct tape. And a broken window repaired with duct tape. Also, door repaired and held in placed with duct tape.
Duct tape on the inside holds together a classic flower urn made of plastic. Urn was owned by a much loved relative now gone for many years. And urn has sat year around for more than fifteen years full of elephant ears on a concrete Corinthian column in backyard. Gee, was I pleased with my self when I thought to duct tape the splits in the plastic instead of tossing the old urn in the garbage. I always think of my Aunt when I look at the Quinell Urn!
Ross and duct tape saving time and securing Cross House to the future! What a wonder!
Duct tape! Wonder of the world!
Given the circumstance Ross, you are doing an impressive restoration.
Don’t sweat it Ross. You will get back to it.
It all will come to pass someday…. and you seem to keep the timing such, that all happens in due time…..
I have utmost confidence all will be well.
Also the porch ceiling looks angled and I have been trying to figure it out….just the way the picture was taken?
Ahhh….Duck Tape…we call it the multi-purpose tool !