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We had to go ahead and put a section of the siding on for the meter base to be mounted. We're making the siding out of 1" hemlock board that we're planing. The planed lumber is really nice...and creates a ton of shavings. We plan to stain the siding with Cabot siding stain...a natural tone that tints the wood very little but still offers UV protection.
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Some more siding shots...
In the first pic, the wood on the left is unplaned. The wood to the far right is planed. What a difference! The 2nd pic is the section we hung this weekend so the meter base could be mounted. 3" wide battens will be screwed on to cover the gaps.
In the first pic, the wood on the left is unplaned. The wood to the far right is planed. What a difference! The 2nd pic is the section we hung this weekend so the meter base could be mounted. 3" wide battens will be screwed on to cover the gaps.
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Impressive metal roof. That's allot of work, but the results sure are amazing!!!!
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Thanks Eddie! It took the builders about 2 weeks to get it all up there. On the "high side" of the roof, it's about 35 feet high. Not a lot of fun! But they did a great job and it does look really good. My wife and I spent many days debating the color of the roof. Who would have thought that it would be so hard to pick a color. But it was.
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What a great project. It looks like all is going well even though the weather was so tough this year. Hope you are in by mid summer.
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Glad you could join the forum Lori. In addition to my house pics, you can also get tons of great info about your tractor!! :laughing:
We're very excited too. And tell the hubby that his design on the porch has wowwed everyone who has looked at it. Folks really drool over the porch...me included.
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Tomorrow we should have the wiring completed. The plumber has begun his work and should be done next week. And the HVAC guy starts his process today. A lot going on! Also, my best friend works for a cable company and he came in last weekend and we ran the entire house for cable and phone.
The windows and doors came this week and the builder is getting those installed now. I'll post some pictures when I can.
The windows and doors came this week and the builder is getting those installed now. I'll post some pictures when I can.
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I have to give a lot (well, all...)of the credit to my cousin, who is owner of Miranda Architects in Fernandina Beach, FL, for any aesthetic appeal the house may have.
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You should still get at least a little credit...after all, you decided to go with the design and live in it.
It is to drool for!:drool: Very beautiful house.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Some of the doors and windows were delivered last week. We got them from Lowes. A couple of them were broken before they got to the store, so they're being reordered. All in all, everything was okay. One of the steel doors had a nice dent in it and the handle to the sliding glass door had a nice cut in it. Both will be replaced.
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Here are some pics of the siding. We planed this down ourselves over the past couple of weeks. I have to say, it's turning out better than I expected! We're already in love with it. I know wood siding can be a pain to keep up, but it is worth it.
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