Extra Sand
Exterior
Ground Breaking for Garage
While Steven worked on trimming the trees, I started removing the extra soil from the garage site, moving much of it to the other side of the house to encourage better grass growth.
Trees trimmed and Steven is setting up the forms for the garage cement pour. Huge pile of branches to chip and spread.
From Tan and Green to Rose Cottage
Originally, the house was tan with green trim and burgundy shakes and window storms.
We wanted to go with rose colors – three shades with white windows. I painted the front and three sides.
Unfortunately I only began the back, so when we took down the branches, we exposed the back to our neighbors and it didn’t look so good.
I will need to paint this summer to improve the appearance.
Tree Trimming and Removal
There was a large branch hanging over the house – the size of a small tree. I asked Steven if he could remove it. He had been very successful in the past at cutting down trees so they landed exactly where he wanted. Not so this time. It landed on top the bathroom roof. Thankfully, it didn’t land on the shed which contains several of our replacement windows.
A decorative brace also pulled away from the house. Not too bad as the roof will be removed and raised in the near future anyway.
We also broke the glass in the kitchen storm window. The good news is that it didn’t break the glass on the inside window. We can easily replace the glass in the storm.
Steven also removed the branches from a tree that had fallen on our electrical line. These removals opened up the area behind the house and lets in much more light. Now our host plants can grow.
