This is hopefully not going to be the permanent solution for this skirting. Maybe, eventually, we'll get a nice stone wall to serve this same purpose -- but in the meantime, this plywood and insulation should keep the January freezes from those pipes.
Dave also got a bit further on the railing.
One of the things they've pulled off the roof of the old farmhouse in the reshingling process are the old lightning rods -- apparently they are of limited effectiveness, if they work at all (read more on the subject here and here), and no new houses have them anymore. But I do think this looks pretty cool.
Of course, the whole thing does have a fairly dangerous-looking point on the end. Anybody have any thoughts on what kind of decorative purpose this could serve in the new house? Or maybe having an implement that could impale you in the house seems like a bad idea.
Dave also got the painting done on the eaves yesterday. It looks nice! Though he said he couldn't really get the boards that are sandwiched between the outer boards and the wall painted -- he couldn't get underneath far enough to see what he was doing to paint them from the lift. Walt, what are your thoughts -- does Dave need to scamper up there with a ladder to get them painted?The crew should finish shingling today. Then, hopefully, the plumber/electrician will come in the next few days.
... Dad is getting better, day by day. I haven't heard the latest from the doctor, though, on when he might get to come home.
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Oops - I meant to suggest priming and painting those sandwiched boards before the siding went up - it would have been much faster (with no worry about sloppiness). I expect Dave will have to go up the ladder to paint those boards.
I do have one thought: if you don't mind the appearance of leaving them unpainted for now, they should be protected enough from the elements that they could just weather until the siding eventually needs to be painted. I'm not sure how much of the boards are visible (since there was no siding in place when I last saw the house); that might not be an acceptable option.
The house is looking great!
Suggestion for the lightning rod - not in the house - in the garden. You can also use it to impale oversized squash...
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