I’ve been a slacker this week with posting, mostly because Alex and I were both sick Monday, Tuesday she was better but still home (no daycare until 24 hours fever free) and then I was busy with work because I had missed a day and a half.  Anyhow…

Our carpenter has been moving along on the front of the house….

Monday he got the window cap done, the bottom and side boards installed. Then the shakes were installed.  Wednesday he did the siding.

Tuesday was a rainy day so he got 5 windows (10 sashes) prepped (sanded) and primed.  That’s more than half!

Wednesday he also started stripping the frieze board under the gable.

Thursday he got the rest of the frieze board stripped, then all the soffit and frieze primed (and painted?)

Also on Thursday (probably while primer was drying) he got the red molding installed on the lower windows of the bumpout.

Last night I got the moldings for under the front porch all primed and painted (with a final coat of paint this morning before work).  Hopefully tomorrow when he has a helper they can get the upper crown installed and some other moldings.  He’s just about done with everything we are hiring him for.  I’ll do the shakes and the rest of the painting eventually.