Well clearly we are not getting work done on the house lately since there have been no blog updates 🙂  The small amount we did get done last weekend was in preparation for our new crew to start work.  We hired a crew of 3 to do the exterior work (replace windows and siding) on the right side and front of the house’s 2nd and 3rd stories.  This is a HUGE job and the price certainly reflects that.  They are hoping to complete in 5 weeks or less although the cost is a fixed price for labor.  Since we’re not getting work done I might as well blog about the work other’s are doing 🙂

Day 1 –

Removed aluminum siding on 2/3rds of the bumpout and the back section.  Removed the wood siding/paneling on same sections.  Removed 4 windows.  Reframed 2 windows for smaller vinyl replacements and closed 1 window up.

Siding removed on this section (aluminum and original) as well as 4 windows on the right.

Close up of the shingle damage – those are going to need to be replaced unlike the other side 🙁

You can see how far around they got removing siding – started on the cupola.

Attic staircase window closed up, the other 2 windows framed in

Debri was all cleaned up, aluminum is piled up for us to recycle and tomorrow they will start putting up staging so they can access the bumpout and cupola more effectively.

Debri all hauled off already!

Inside shots…

Attic staircase window closed up

New windows popped in backwards for the night (temporary). The left one is our laundry room, the right one is our bathroom. The bump out window just has plastic over it for now.

I’m very happy with the pace they started with, getting the cruddy work over with quickly and cleaning up in the same day.  The overall estimate is 5-6 weeks for this job, we all know the finishing work is the slowest part and they are going to be going all the way to caulking and painting with the new siding (as well as scraping any old soffit that remains).  So even though things start out fast, they will slow down eventually.  For now though the progress is astounding and fun to capture.

Plus – it gets done while I sit at my computer working all day 🙂