Wednesday

 

We caulked and painted primer today on the low wall and most of the front of the house.

It took a gallon of primer.  I picked up another gallon to go over a few places and to finish the cut in.

The low wall in front of the dining room will need to be done with a brush on both sides--not enough room to roll.

It warmed up nicely, about 68 degrees.

We'll go at it again tomorrow. We also need to clean the arch and what's above it that we couldn't reach before. We'd like to do this next before we finish the priming.

Back to white for now. After priming the front, we'll paint the trim Chantilly Lace. Then we'll be ready to add some color to the walls and hope we like it. We'll buy a gallon at a time, so we can back out of it if we don't. Once we firm up the color, we'll move on to the next side of the house and continue on around until we're through. With some luck, we might be finished painting before the roof is installed.

I put primer on the outside of the sunroom where the A/C unit used to be. Our contractor said that originally, this window matched the other windows, meaning that it went down another foot and a half or so, but when the original owners enclosed the sunroom and added the wall A/C unit, they shortened the window so they could add it below.

I put primer on the inside, too. We like the shorter window because it provides privacy from the neighbors' outdoor patio. It also makes a good wall for the computer to go in front of.

John ordered a new mat for the laundry room.

A little bit bigger than the old one.

I ordered a telescoping ladder to replace our old extension ladder that came with the house and was falling apart. The new one is easy to store, carry, and expand.

We've had two cold mornings this week: 37 and 39 degrees on our early morning walks. 

We met with the roofing contractor this afternoon to choose the roof color and give him our deposit. We're going with Dove Gray. The plan is for the metal fabricators to hand measure the roof next week, then two weeks to produce the roof panels (cut and paint them). The roofers will then tear off our roof the beginning of December and put down an underlayment to protect the roof; then the roof will be delivered in panels and stored on site pre-cut. They will install the roof the week of December 8. While they are at it, they will inspect our roof tie downs to see if we have the latest hurricane reinforcements. If not, they will add them. Our project is likely going to be slowed by the holidays. Perhaps we will have our new roof by the new year?