Epic day of siding.

The day started with a slight rain, and I really didn’t want to go to work. I did though, and the sprinkling stopped after just a few minutes. I started setting up to work on the high reaches of the front of the house, then decided that we would work on the back of the house. It is so much lower and easier. I was all set up and prepared by the time my helper was due to come. Unfortunately he was nearly two hours late. On the bright side we got a whole lot done in the time we had. This involved working into the dark. I pulled out my big LED lights and they helped a lot. We would have finished the back, but even with the lights it was getting a little tough to see and we had reached a particularly challenging section of windows. We packed up, I dropped tools off at the storage unit, then returned to the cottage to clean and pack up. From there I drove home. A very long but very good day.

Forklift drama, more siding.

I’ve kind of been slacking on taking pictures lately. Will try to improve. So I started on the siding this morning when the guy from the roofing supply company came to pick up the excess shingles. Unfortunately he got stuck. It was several hours and a massive tow truck later before he was extricated. I worked on the siding some more, then my helpers came and we got most of the siding done on the front of the house Hopefully tomorrow we will finish everything on the front of the house. We just have about three more runs to go, although they will involve going up on ladders.

The roofers came.

I was working on the siding this morning when the roofers texted to say they were on their way. I wrapped up my work and cleaned the site as best I could in preparation for them arriving. They arrived a couple hours later and worked until dark. They finished everything but the ridge. It looks pretty good. I had to pull their van out as they got stuck leaving. On my way back from getting some stuff from the cottage I saw the beautiful sunset at Laurel Lake pictured below.

Little snow, big fire.

I woke up this morning to a light dusting of snow. It was actually still snowing a little when I headed to the job site. My demeanor was a little off due to the cold and wet, but I got to work on the siding. Actually first I got a fire going in the water trough I had bought. That was a huge boost for my spirits, and when my helpers came they appreciated it too. We had a productive day, finishing up the ends of the house and starting on the front.