Steven designed and made a house number from clay.
Steven’s house number
Exterior
New Kitchen Window
We needed to replace the original kitchen window and found an almost perfect one at a salvage store. Trim and needed siding will be added at a later date.
Siding over a Window
I had removed a side bedroom window a couple years a go. I had filled it in with the sub boards and felted the exterior. It was time to install siding. First I had to scrape the loose paint and then cut and install so it could be painted. In the process we decided to paint the first floor siding a darker color. When I was finished though I decided to use the shade between the lightest siding and the trim color. So I will have to repaint this spot.
Repairing outer paper on bathroom walls
Weather damaged the tar paper on the outside of the bathroom walls. Paper also needed to be added where the window used to be. Siding will be added at a later date.
Adding Typar paper to outer bathroom walls
Finally repaired the outer papered bathroom wall since moving the bathroom window. Will need to add siding at a later date
Moving Steps
We had purchased a set of steps on clearance from Menards. We stored them in back of the house. We brought them out to the driveway to see how they would work with the new positioned kitchen door. They will eventually be turned to the side and a platform constructed for in front of the door. I moved pavers from other areas to form the sidewalk leading up to the stairs.
Rose Cottage Flowers
We purchased several rose bushes for the front of the house and they are blooming beautifully.
Improving the Exterior
The head building inspector was not happy about the looks of the exterior of our house. So we decided to take time to do some improvements. We installed trim around the kitchen side window and the dormer window. We also added some siding under the kitchen window and a trim board along the side of the house. We will adjust the trim next year.
Adding Class B Chimney Liner
We had taken out the chimney that had been used for the boiler. It was in very bad condition. Luckily there is an external chimney that was used for a small wood burning stove in the basement. We have a new boiler and will install it in that chimney. It needed a class B chimney liner. We planned to heat the house so we could work during the winter so it needed to be installed before it got too cold. The liner is double layered and comes in 4′ section that need to be connected together. Steven was up on a tall ladder installing 4′ sections at a time.
Two New Basement Windows
Two of the basement windows needed replacing. One was missing entirely and one had severe water damage. Before the new windows could be installed a cement ledge needed to be removed with chisel and sledge hammer. The new windows let in much more light.
