Category Archives: Tower

The window sills for the tower windows are in pretty bad shape, showing the effects of many years of neglect and weathering.  Time to try some experimenting to see what sort of process will hold up the best.  The first … Continue reading →

All of the damaged trim work removed, and some old paint removed from the solid trim work. The diagonal beadboard, edging, and part of the surrounding trim work removed.

The trim work, where the tower meets the main house roof, was deteriorated pretty badly due to the many years of water leakage.  Some of the trim, pictured above, was so rotted that it got knocked off during the old … Continue reading →

While I had fairly easy access to this area, I went ahead and removed all of the old paint so that it would be ready for the new shingles.  I used a heat gun to remove the majority of the … Continue reading →

The east side of the tower, before the siding was removed.  As you can see, it’s got some pretty bad cracks in it.  Also, you can see where the previous owners stopped painting.  They only painted what could easily be … Continue reading →