Normandy Park Restoration

Here is the sample of the new siding material.  You can see the 2 slats to the right of the center window. The finish is much more consistent than the other stain I had used, and while it still has a rich color, it has less red tint to it.  I think it looks much nicer.

Not much of a wall to hang it on, but got my new clock.

Here the paint is about 1/2 done, so with one coat it's a little splotchy on the wall, but gives a good feel for the color.

I got a few boards and slapped some of the stain I'm planning to use on them.

The house is finally air tight again.  I have one of the clerestory windows done, with the raw glass in place, the rest are framed in their final form.   The vertical window is also framed, it's now properly framed in with a good 15 degree sill angle as it's likely to get wet.  All but the one window have hard plastic in them, the same type that's used in large florescent fixtures, as it's a cheap way to get a cover that can be seen through.  This is temporary so that at least I don't have bugs coming in while I'm waiting for the rest of the glass to come in. Doesn't look too different from the last shot but a lot of work to get it right.  Turned out I couldn't do the last open area above the door, so I had to redo the wall there, and the window above the door needed some additional framing above it as it was a junction point of the tongue and grove in the roof.  Only the outside framing is done.  I may want to integrate the inside framing with the ...

Scored a perfect floor lamp of Craigslist for $45....woohoo! ...and an action of of le mutt.

Nice little Craigslist find I also sold the sectional that was in the theater.  Just never found it comfortable.  Will probably move the current couches down there and get some new ones for the upstairs.

Finally putting stuff back on the house.  This is the first basement window.  Currently it's only loosely tacked in place, I'll get it fitted this weekend.  Big improvement over the aluminum single-pane windows.

Got the accent beam in place.  Took forever to trim the 4x4 separator down.  Still need to fill and sand.  Plus there is a little discrepancy between the beams, so I'll sand that even as well.  Not sure if I'll get enough done this weekend to frame the windows as well, but we'll see.