Before, After and Everywhere Inbetween

It's done!

The Front:

Before:



After:




The Back:

Before:




After:




It's been a long week but it's done and it looks great!! They came by early this morning (Saturday) to haul away all the trash (which included quite a bit of rotted/rotting wood siding) and to do the official walk around and sign off. After handing over the check, it's clear we won't be going on any luxury vacations for a long, long while but at least we have a safe and sturdy home in which to live. I guess, in the end, vacations only last a week (or maybe a few weeks) but a home is something you have year after year. Money well spent, I'd say. :)

The house must really look stunning - people have been slowing down to check it out all morning long. I have to say, it's a nice feeling. One neighbor, out for her daily walk, stopped and said "Did you paint? Your house looks so much more rich but I just can't figure out why."

When the rain started falling late yesterday afternoon I was able to just sit back and enjoy it - no more worries about rotting wood! YAY!!!!!

The House - Day 2

It's coming along....



I think my favorite part of this nutty, wild and incredibly noisy day was when the kids took their toy tools outside and began fixing the play house and play structure. So, so cute!!



My least favorite part of the day was when the guys accidentally cut through the wiring for the living room. For some strange reason, instead of the wiring being on the inside part of the wall (closest to the inside of the house) it was between the outside siding and the insulation so when they cut through the siding to remove the rotting area, they sliced right through the wire. The all important wire also gave electricity to, among other things, the television set, DVD and DVR so we were without TV from 9:30 this morning until 5:00 tonight. I'm here to tell you - that is a long, long time. Like a lot of moms, the TV provides breaks for us when we need it and there are a few times during any given day that we need it. I'm so glad it's back! :)

The House - Day 1

The re-siding began this morning at 7:30AM and I cannot believe how much they got done in just one day. They started int he back so from the front it's difficult to tell what is really taking place but the back is looking amazing!

I love, love, love the colors we chose. And without meaning to (as in conscious decision) we managed to pick trim color that is exactly the same color as the frames around the windows and doors. Yay us! :) It really gives it a nice look.

They will be back, bright and early, at 7:00AM tomorrow to work some more.

The gable area is what the house looked like before we started.

This is the insulation that they wrap around the old siding and then the new siding goes on top. (All the rotting areas are removed and replaced with new lumber and then the insulation and new siding go on the area.) I took this photo (above) and then a couple hours later I tool the one below of the exact same area. Amazing!

PS.....

I'm not sure how I forgot to add this to the last post but something very exciting happened today - they delivered the materials for the re-siding! Work begins tomorrow morning. Wow!

The kids were really wanting to break into the boxes to take a look at everything and I have to admit, I was wishing I had a box cutter so we could have had a peek. It's almost like Christmas. :)