Siding Finished

Our exterior siding was finished today.  It's been 99% done for about 10 days now but the front door and a few other details needed completing.  It's turned out great and we really love how it looks.  In case you're wondering, the green lower part of the front isn't finished yet.  It will have a stone veneer put on it that we're ordering now.  A stipulation of the lot we bought is the house must have 30% of the front covered in either log, brick, or stone.                I hope to finish cleaning the yard of trash and debris tomorrow which will now allow Clay to come back and begin grading it and backfilling up to the foundation.  This ought to greatly improve the look of the yard surrounding the house.

I've been painting for a few weeks too but have failed to add pictures of that so far.  I keep forgetting.  I took some this weekend but I'll save them for next time.  That part is just about finished and we're making the decisions on our flooring this week.  Busy busy.
         We spent most of yesterday in Mountain Home, AR buying things for the house like toilets, water heater and bathroom fixtures.  Bonnie went to Springfield today with Rose and bought more of that stuff.  We have the light fixtures and ceiling fans now too.  The electrician is suppossed to begin the final electricl work on Wednesday which will include outlets, switches and fixture installation.  Very exciting.

The Outside Gets Prettied Up

     Andrew and Bill are going strong on the vinyl siding.  We didn't think it would look bad but we're surprised with how good it looks.  It's a nice surprise.  Since they'll be finishing up the front soon, we need to settle on which stone we want and get that scheduled.  The stone will go on the lower part of the wall on the front and the garage side.  While the outside is getting it's covering, I've started painting on the inside.  I'll have pictures of that later.

We have a freeloader living on our land without asking and not willing to pay rent.  I'll hope that it at least gets rid of some of the nearby varmints and earns it's keep.

Siding & Trim

Exciting things happening at the house.  The interior walls are ready for paint and the exterior walls are ready and getting siding.  For aesthetics, I've added 2X4 and 2X6 lumber to the face of the house to be covered by white aluminum trim.  I put 2X4s around the front windows and door and 2X6s horizontally across the front to divide the spaces where the siding will start on top, and the stone will stop below.  We decided on white trim for everything on the house, inside and outside corners, facia and gutters.  We'll have the stone on just the front and garage side, and only trim the windows on the front and two sides.  The additional work isn't welcome in this summer heat but will pay off with the finished product.

We placed the preliminary order for our counter top yesterday at The Home Depot in Mountain Home to get a sale that was ending.  We also picked up paint samples that I'll brush on the walls this evening.  If they are acceptable, I'll start painting later this week after Bonnie picks up the many gallons we'll need.