The weather has been cooperating (gorgeous, magnificent weather on Lopez) for a while, so now we are beginning to paint the exterior of the house. We decided to have the posts and knee braces go "natural" and have had them treated with a preservative clear finish. We wanted the warmth of the wood and Ken's woodworking craft to be displayed and not covered up by paint.
This adds some steps to the painting process, but we feel it is worth it.
This should be dry over the weekend, and then they willl be taped off. The windows are all covered and a lot of the primer is on the back of the house. Hopefully the rest of the priming will be finished on Monday.
Good news for the interior-- the long awaited and errant exhaust fans have arrived so the final touches can be put on the rough-in plumbing. The bad news is that the plumber seems to be unavailable and is out of contact. Hopefully that will be resolved soon so we can proceed with the insulation and sheetrock and get moving on the interior finishing.
Back to the vision... Think we are doing pretty well. We are debating about whether or not to keep the outside staircase. Right now it comes off the living room and master suite. Our builder says it reminds him of a fire escape in NYC. Comments welcome. Click to enlarge image.
1 comment:
Hi what is wrong with having a fire escape, I think that it would be an asset.it's better than having to leap from an first story in the event of an emergencey.
Regards Stan.
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