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Month: June 2003

14Jun/03

Main House Roof – New Felt Installed, North Side

June 14, 2003Main House Roofjeff

The roofing project began on April 24th, 2003.  At the time, the roofer estimated it would take two weeks, at the most.  Well, after nearly two months of broken promises, excuses, no

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14Jun/03

Hardwood Floor Salvage

June 14, 2003Miscellaneousjeff

We found out that the old East High school was going to be demolished, so we went to the auction to see what sort of things would be sold.  We ended up

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12Jun/03

Main House Exterior – Tower – South Side, Trim Work Damage Assessment

June 12, 2003Main House Exterior, Towerjeff

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

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09Jun/03

Main House Exterior – East Side – Upper Peak Reinstallation Continued

June 9, 2003East, Main House Exteriorjeff

After a night of thunderstorms and hail, the next morning was bright and sunny.  The Goodyear blimp was also in town and did a flyover.  You can actually see it in the

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08Jun/03

Main House Exterior – East Side – Upper Peak Reinstallation

June 8, 2003East, Main House Exteriorjeff

With all of the pieces cut and painted, it was time to start reinstalling everything.  Here, the two (cream colored) soffit boards have been reinstalled. This photo shows the two (light green)

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06Jun/03

Main House Exterior – East Side – Upper Peak Replacement Shingles

June 6, 2003East, Main House Exteriorjeff

Using what was left of the original shingles, I duplicated them with new shingle wood.  Here, they’re all laid out how they need to be reinstalled.

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06Jun/03

Main House Exterior – South Side – Front Gable, More Decorative Shingle Reinstallation

June 6, 2003Main House Exterior, Southjeff

The fifth course of (pointed, dark purple) shingles almost all reinstalled on the lower left-hand side. The final two courses of (pointed, medium and light purple) shingles reinstalled on the lower left-hand

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05Jun/03

Main House Exterior – South Side – Front Gable, More Decorative Shingle Reinstallation

June 5, 2003Main House Exterior, Southjeff

The fourth course of (rounded, darkest yellow) shingles reinstalled on the lower left-hand side.

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