Seeing the seasons change again is both exciting- looking back on how much progress has been made since last year, and a little daunting - accepting how much more there is to do before we are done and moving in...
Today though, we give thanks- for the wonderful fall weather we have been having - for the patience, perseverance, and encouragement of our family and neighbors in this process - and for the exceptional service of our friends who have lent their time and talents to getting things done! Thanks to you all!
Kip, Gary and Nathan will finish up the last bit of prep work for stucco today: in-between sharing Thanksgiving meals! Tomorrow promises to be a prefect fall day again and we may see all the stucco work finished- certainly by the end of the weekend. Here's some photos from yesterday:
The East Gable- base coat of stucco is all done- foundation, base, and gable. We'll come back to finish the siding once all the stucco is up (just the base coat: we'll probably have to wait until spring to apply the final, integral-color finish coat... unless the winter is really mild).
The South/Front Elevation- foundation & base are all done here- just a little strip left to do above the porch roof!
The North/Back Elevation- All done (still have to do the finish coat of stucco next spring)!
The West Elevation is a bit of a trick- there is an old crab apple tree on the property line that we and our neighbor were really hoping not to have to cut back. The branches go right through where the scaffold jacks need to go- but as you can see, we got them up. The branch fit between jacks with just 1/2" clearance!
Tight fit- branch just slipping between the 14ft and 20ft jacks!
The North part of the West Elevation is all done with the stucco. We'll get to the siding in the days ahead.
We will get another post put together with a little more explanation on the stucco process!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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