Cold Weather, Sizzling Progress

Whip out the brushes and sprayers, my chums! This past week was when the place got pretty and that much more impressive to the eye. The exterior of the addition is now all painted and it gives a wonderful clean look to the whole enterprise. It also joins old and new so that you would have to pay close attention to see where they divide. It looks so natural for the addition and the old house to be together as one.


It's mighty nice to see how good things look inside, too. Since all the sheetrock is up, the mudwork is done, and all the sanding is finished, Pete got busy on putting initial base coats of paint throughout the interior of the addition. Gracious, it looks so clean and finished, even though this is just primer-level work. Here's a shot of the kitchen proper:


Today, Robert and Larry stayed up on the 2nd story porch/balcony, wrapped up against the persistent wind that made it much chillier than the thermometer would indicate. Pete is trying to achieve Sam's vision for a balcony railing that matches how it was way back when. Pete is also making it waterproof, since it's open and exposed to the elements. As he keeps saying, it is beyond comprehension why previously the balcony had been configured with a rubber roof that tucked in behind the facia board, which channeled water into the woodwork and helped rot out the top of the front columns. Nor did it make sense to put a rubber roof up there and then drive hundreds of nails into it. The plan now is to get the waterproofing done and then put a removable decking on top of it, so that it can be taken up and cleaning occur underneath, when needed. Smart stuff.