Re-siding

We started the process of residing our house. We only got to two walls of the house before it got too cold and wet outside.

Our old siding was icky and lots of gaps for stuff to get behind it.

There was even a tiny bit of rotten wood underneath the siding that had to be replaced.

We house wrapped and flashed the heck out of our little house.

Then we started putting up the siding. It is Hardi plank which is made out of fibers and cement so it is a little tricky to work with, but we got the hang of it after a while.

French Door

We installed some french doors in our living room. It was quite the adventure. I bought the doors used at a great price, but they were practically slabs. The first step was to build a door frame and hang the doors.

There was a lot of cutting and chiseling and perhaps a it of swearing as well.

Lots of measuring and remeasuring.


The next step was to remove the window and the part of the wall where the door was going. That was the easy part. Then we had to install the door. That part was not so easy, but it worked out and we are very happy it.

Planter part 2

We actually finished up the planter some time ago, but I am just getting around to updating. I've never been the best for keeping up with things. Here are some pictures of the mostly finished product.