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And So It Begins!
« on: July 28, 2022, 05:35:54 PM »
And So It Begins!

For a long time now our metal roofing and the wood siding have looked really tired, with the red paint on the roof fading to the point of almost disappearing and the siding developing spots of rot and rusting nail heads.
So... because I am no longer able to do work like this it means it's time for the Pro's!
These pics will detail some of the 'before' with more pic's to come, the work is scheduled to start in 2-3 weeks.

This photo shows some wind damaged panels on our barn roof, we are getting three new panels to fix that damage.

And a couple shots of the house.

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Re: And So It Begins!
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2022, 01:24:42 PM »
Will be nice to get those upgrades done.

Looking forward to more pics.  :)

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Re: And So It Begins!
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2022, 06:55:52 PM »
Agreed. Our roof looked like that especially after the huge hail storm a few years ago. It was leaking from the 3rd floor all of the way through to the basement!

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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2022, 01:24:20 PM »
Progress Update!
I should have done this before now, but my gitty-up is not gitting up real good lately... was just in to see my Ortho MD this AM for a shot of cortisone in my left shoulder. Maybe me is gonna be able to get around a little better now and, maybe be able to lay of those damn oxy's!

Siding:
They are almost finished with the lower level now, the crew is doing great work and our only complaint so far is the Direct-TV dish... gotta have a tech come out to realign the dish.
 


 


 

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Re: And So It Begins!
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2022, 02:09:49 PM »
Progress Update:

Roofing:
The roofing panels and trim work was delivered yesterday and today at about 9:00AM the roofing crew arrived. As I type this it is about 2:00PM and the upper roof has all of the panels installed and only needs a bit of detail work... these guys are fast!

 


 


 


 


 


 
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« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2022, 08:23:10 AM »
That's looking good!

Will be nice not having to paint the house too  :)

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« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2022, 10:19:28 AM »
Look good! The only thing missing is photos of you directing them.  :hah!:

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« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2022, 12:39:03 PM »
That's looking good!

Will be nice not having to paint the house too  :)
You're right about not painting the house.  :thumbup:
However, now all the doors and windows need to be painted because now they look real crappy next to all that new siding!  laughing7

Look good! The only thing missing is photos of you directing them.  :hah!:
I'm mostly staying out of their way and I've not mentioned(not even once) that way back in the day I installed vinyl siding on many of our rental houses.  :hah!:
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« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2022, 01:00:05 PM »
BTW... about the Direct-TV dish:

Turns out that when the crew remounted the disk assembly they placed it too high up on the wall and the upper edge of the dish came into contact with the roof fascia board. That caused one of the adjustment brackets to break. So, when the dish tech came out last night (at about 7:30PM!) he was unable to adjust the dish and in the end he had to remove the entire dish mounting assembly, lower it a couple of feet and reinstall... plus installing a completely new dish!

When I had called Direct TV they informed me that we didn't have a current repair contract with them so the service call would be $100.00 plus parts, or, we could start a new service contract for $7.99 per month, so we chose the monthly of course.

As for the previous mounting location where the vinyl siding crew had placed the mounting brackets... they will need to replace three sheets of vinyl!  knuppel

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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2022, 07:36:23 AM »
Ouch...

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« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2022, 10:30:45 AM »
Starting the day off with a bit of good news is always great!  :hah!:

In the pix below you'll notice a portion of roof that is a couple of feet lower than the garage that's on the right with asphalt shingles and the exposed roofing structure on the left that had been covered in metal. I had asked Josh, our contractor, to give me a bid on that lower portion (it was covered with asphalt shingles) to see if we could afford to add it to the project. That was several days ago and I had not heard back from Josh, so when I went out this AM to check progress I was surprised to see them working on this small section of 'in between' roof. I hurried to the phone to call Josh for some clarification and he said, "I told the crew to check and if we had enough metal they should just go ahead and do the extra spot!  :banana:

 


 


 
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« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2022, 11:20:47 AM »
Coolness! :)

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« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2022, 10:53:26 AM »
Small Update.
Josh, our contractor, instilled confidence from the beginning, but still, this is a major remodel that is costing some major bucks, so there is always a little worry about the quality of the finished product. This photo goes a long way to reinforce the 'good vibe' we got from Josh. The photo is not greatest, but it shows how well the chimneys rain cap is fitted to the chimney and to the roofing panels it sits on.

 
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« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2022, 11:18:45 AM »
BTW... the arrow (below, to the left) points to what would appear to be a screw that's not fastened correctly, but it's actually a tiny leaf that is casting a shadow on the screw.

 
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« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2022, 06:26:59 AM »
LOL, yes, it does.

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« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2022, 07:43:57 AM »
Coming along nicely.  :)

Should be done in no time.

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« Reply #16 on: September 08, 2022, 10:15:22 AM »
Yes! :)

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« Reply #17 on: September 08, 2022, 03:16:59 PM »
Standing on Shaky Ground
BTW... that's a song title.  laughing7

The siding crew is now working on the second story and their ladder system is a bit worrisome. In the one pix you can see one of the guys trimming in a window and his helper standing on the ground... he, the helper, fell off the roof earlier, so it's good that the ground is soft from all the rain we've been getting.

 


 


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« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2022, 07:51:08 AM »
Looks just about done?  :)

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« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2022, 08:40:03 AM »
Standing on Shaky Ground
BTW... that's a song title.  laughing7

The Temps! :) Got it on my iTunes. ;)

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« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2022, 12:31:10 PM »
Looks just about done?  :)

They still have a lot to do, especially on the other side of the house.

And... Here's some more ladder/scaffolding excitement! Notice in the first pix how they have an extension ladder laying on the lower roof with a rope at each end that is screwed into the wall and then a step ladder placed inside the extension ladder.

 


 
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« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2022, 04:04:45 AM »
Looking good! :)

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« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2022, 08:09:11 AM »
Ken - I don't see anything sketchy about that.  ;D

They are insured, right?  :huh1:

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« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2022, 10:10:10 AM »
Ken - I don't see anything sketchy about that.  ;D

They are insured, right? :huh1:

Errr... Ummm... maybe?  laughing7
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« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2022, 09:24:49 AM »
Done & Done!  laughing7

We are sooo happy to have all the construction completed and over with! We have a few small details left to and I will do those myself... 'cause that's just the kind of guy I am!  laughing7 A normal human would likely be able to do all these small chores in an afternoon, but for me it will take a few days and that's OK. I've already aligned our security cameras, the crew even installed one upside down, thus my rational for wanting some of these details myself!

More pix of the finished house will be forthcoming, maybe later today.
BTW... one chore that I hopefully will not need to do myself is painting the garage doors and the wooden windows, a lady is coming tomorrow to give us an estimate and hopefully we can afford to have her that chore.

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« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2022, 09:31:38 AM »
Cool!

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« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2023, 03:24:22 PM »
Bit of an update here:
After installing new metal on the house roof and new vinyl siding all around the garage roof was just looking too sad, so we had the crew come out and do the garage as well.

 
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« Reply #27 on: March 19, 2023, 05:15:25 PM »
That all came out really nice.  :)

Made a big difference in appearance.

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« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2023, 08:57:29 PM »
Yes! Very nice! :)