February 5, 2010

Hello, Exterior Siding!



The exterior of our new cottage is changing once again! Soffits and fascia board are being installed, and a few panels of exterior siding are now in place. This material is James Hardie board, a fiber-cement product. The top floor will have siding, and the rest of the house will be trimmed out in brick. Thin vertical planks will be added to the siding for a board-and-batten look. You can see that shingle siding adds a little bit of character to the peak above the guest bedroom windows. By the way, the tan colors shown are the prime coats straight from the factory and are not representative of the final house color.

And if you look closely, you’ll see that we have our new front door installed! It is mahogany wood with six panes of wavy glass. It will get a coats of stain and sealer later on.

We have had a lot of wet weather and that has been slowing down exterior progress this week. The county inspector was paying a visit today, ensuring that the rough-ins for electrical, plumbing, and heat/air were installed according to building codes. Inside work can proceed now that this critical inspection is over!

8 comments:

  1. Oh, Donna, I'm so happy for you. The progress is great, considering the weather. I know that it can never be fast enough! Love the front door!

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  2. The house is coming along. It is neat that you are taking pictures each week. I remember when our house was in the building process, day-to-day nothing much changed, but by week's end, you could tell quite a bit had been done.

    FWIW, I was the general contractor on our house; however, the head carpenter was 72 years old and had been a carpenter for 51 years. He made sure things were done correctly.

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  3. Oh it's getting very exciting.

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  4. It's looking wonderful and the front door is terrific. Those inspections can be rattling for the builders, but I'm glad that this one is behind them and that all went well.

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  5. How EXCITING!! You & hubby are just gonna LOVE your new cottage. I simply cannot wait!! hahaha

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  6. I'm happy to see no snow on the ground! The house is getting to look so awesome, I know you are excited. How fun! Must be worrisome, too, but I'm glad you have a good builder who you feel will do it right. Wow this is exciting for all of us, too, you know. Hugs!

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  7. How exciting and I must say, a very good-looking house already!!

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  8. Wow! It just seems to be moving along at warp speed. It's going to be beautiful and I can't wait to see it inside and out!
    Hugs to you my friend.
    Kim

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