We worked on painting the new windows today.
We removed the siding and trim from the end of the garage and tacked
up some house wrap and set the flashing for the horizontal seem that
will have to go in the siding near the peak. We also managed to get
at least the first peice of siding up. Maybe we installed more, but
somehow we forgot to take any pictures of it.
The siding is Hardie Panel cement board siding with a stucco pattern.
It looks much better than the old 1/8- or 3/16-inch hardboard
(Masonite?) that was on there before. I nailed this up with stainless
steel ring-shank nails. the only way it is coming of is if the nail
heads pull through the siding.
I was able to get the first coat of paint on the siding today.
Looking better.
At one point I thought we would be able to get someone to come in and
haul the pile of patio rubble away from the back yard, but it has been
too wet for someone to drive a truck across the yard without doing
major damage to the new grass (that area is still pretty soft since I
churned it up pretty well with the
new toy). So we decided
to move it to the front yard and find someone who can pick it up from
there.
We have been painting the trim boards. These are Azek (PVC) trim
boards. We initially wanted real wood, but then found that it would
be really hard to find clear boards that were large enough, they would
be just about as expensive as the Azek, and then of course we would
have to worry about rot too.
This was a bit of a trial by fire. I wasn't sure exactly how we would
get these boards in place (they are about 17 feet long and floppy).
It wasn't the most fun and there were a few tense moments. The board
nailed up vertically is there to prop up the next trim board on the
other side so I don't have to hold it in place while I screw it down.
We are using stainless steel trim screws to fasten it to the framing.
At first I wasn't too excited about installing plastic trim boards,
but in the end I think it is a reasonable choice.
