How Hot Is It?

Yikes, hot enough for me to retreat inside to do the blog instead of enduring the heat.  Yesterday we had mid-30s and it is headed that way again.  Just a few little white clouds in the sky but they say thunderstorms might be on the way.

Since Tuesday, this is our progress.
Wednesday, Len spent the day up various ladders working to complete the northeast corner.  This is an area where roof lines meet, soffits meet and walls meet.

Ladder to scaffold to ladder to ladder (apologies for the glare)

Len on his ladder

Putting on the last little piece

 Then on Thursday, he moved on to the east wall.  This was by far the easiest as there weren't any windows to work around - just one vent.  All the soffits were short pieces which also helped.

First section of board up

Batten done

By the end of Thursday this is the completed look

 Friday morning, bright and early, Kyla arrived to help out with the front of the house.  In some ways this area is easier than some as the horizontal board goes up between the windows and the board and batten starts higher.  The big challenge is that the soffit is 4 ft wide and way up there.

The lower scaffold was used to put up window trim and the horizontal siding

Kyla cutting siding with the skill saw

Trim going on

 Meanwhile, I picked up where Melissa left off and was given the task of staining and varathaning all the soffit material.

My stack

Len through the upper windows.  I am inside where it is cool

Kyla working on the metal for the window trim

She handles the tin snips like a pro

 It took most of Saturday to get up to where the board and batten goes.  Then preparation needed to be done for the soffits.

Getting up there is quite a climb

The lift has been replaced by a bucket on a rope.  Low tech, but it works.

Len taking up the painting supplies

Kyla bravely climbed up to help paint

Hot and high work

So that brings you up to date for now.  Len is starting the soffits and I will put up some pictures of that later or maybe tomorrow.
Cath