Category Archives: North

Main House Exterior – North Side – Lower Eavestrough Removal

Posted on September 9, 2002 by jeff

The eavestroughs on this section of the house were falling off and leaked everywhere causing water damage to some of the lower parts of the wooden areas.  “K-style” eavestroughs just don’t look right on an old house anyway.  So, it’s … Continue reading →

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Main House Exterior – North Side – Lower New Paint

Posted on August 27, 2002 by jeff

One side of the eave completed with the new paint colors.  Also, some of the upper lap boards painted. Old paint removed from the northeast corner lap boards. Northeast corner lap boards and lower drip cap painted.

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Main House Exterior – North Side – Lower Sampling The New Paint

Posted on August 7, 2002 by jeff

Since I had a pretty good section of the peak cleaned of paint, I decided to try out all of the new paint colors to see how they were going to look once they were on the actual house parts.  … Continue reading →

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Main House Exterior – North Side – Lower Preparation For Paint

Posted on August 5, 2002 by jeff

In order to get ready for the new paint, the old paint needs to be removed.  Up near the top of the peak, there were 2 holes.  I’m guessing that they were where the electrical service entered before the new … Continue reading →

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Main House Exterior – North Side – Lower Corner Damage Repair

Posted on August 1, 2002 by jeff

This corner appears to have been damaged by the movement of the old cement stoop over the years. Looks like there were some previous attempts at some quick fixes. There’s a lot of gap at this corner.  It looks like … Continue reading →

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