Easy Sunday

Sunday mornings for me are for watching car shows.  I'm still a bit of a gear head.  When that was done I wandered out and put in the last 4 vents.  It didn't take long, so I figured I would see how the siding went up.  Not too bad as it turns out.  Being only 3/8" thick, it is a bit wavy, but flattens against the wall nicely as you nail it down.  The first one was the hardest and I had lots of help from Sally on the level and guiding eye.  The sheets are a bit long, so snapping a chalk line and lopping off about 1 1/2" off the bottom is in the plan.  I am also going to put a trim piece on top, so I am not worried in the least about the top edges meeting nice.  As long as I keep all the sheets vertical I will be in good shape.  The colour debate debate continues.  I guess if I see something on sale, that is what it will be.

As far as the rest of the day.  Well, a guy has to kick back every once in a while, and the weather is perfect for just that and....

Now I know they caution about drinking and boating, so, a designated driver is always on hand.  Not that we are going any where.

I am puttering along at an easy pace now.  Trying not to push too hard.  Slow and steady!

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A good start on soffit

Whew, I wore myself out again today but I got the soffit down the sides put up and 6 of the 10 vents.  Then I ran out of steam.  The side toward the river is done.

I put the soffit up on the other side first, then moved around, and started on my way back putting in the little disc vents.  By the time I started coming around to the sunny side again I was done in.  I am not extending the soffit out to the ends of the gables......just because.  No real excuse other than this is the whim that moves me.  

I also found out my hole saw is metric.  The disc vents are imperial.  Which means that I have to do a bit of work with the file to get things to fit.  I got one put in on the sunny side before I gave in though.

I have not posted a bigger view of the shop in a while.  It is looking good.  Though a bit like a billboard ad for RONA.

I also had a delivery yesterday.  I found 4 x 8 sheets of wood siding, on sale, at RONA.  I bought 18 sheets and did not expect them until Monday.  A lot cheaper than board and batten, but with a similar rustic look.

So far, the plan is to paint it "Barn Green".  Suitable I think for our rural area.  Lots of green barns around here.

So here I am, posting with my wrists aching, but not at all sweaty now.  I could not resist the urge for a bit of some refreshing activity.

That's it for today.  Not a whole lot, but probably more than I should have done.  Working on a ladder, using a hole saw on the hand drill, making a hole over my head.  I think I will leave the rest until tomorrow.

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Watching paint dry

Well, I have not been totally idle for the last little while.  Some yard work and a few odd tiny jobs on the shop have been done.  I finally went and bought some 1/2" exterior plywood for the soffit.

I first measured out what I needed and I also marked where all the rafters come over the walls.

Then I swung the saw into the middle of the shop and put in a new zero clearance insert I made along with a micro splitter.

It turns out the first piece can use the full 8' length, so I just ripped the ply to 11 1/2" to fit.  I checked at the local hardware store and found some opaque stain in the mistint section for 1/2 price.  I guess that answers the question on trim colour.

When I get a large can of paint that I will be dispensing from more than once, I like to put a few holes in the rim so the paint will drip back into the can after pouring.  It saves the mess that gets into the groove where the lid goes.

The colour is an off white/cream and after setting up a work area I started rolling it on.

It is an oil based stain that calls for 24 hours between coats, so after not much work I have to wait.  I will be putting a second coat on today and that will be another short day of work.

The job takes up a lot of space, but easier to do it first and then put it up than trying to do it overhead and not get it on anything else.  I will be getting some vents to put in it after it is up though.  Just to get the spacing nice.

It ought to look nice and I will use the same stuff for the door and window trim.  If I have enough left over, it may to the ceiling inside too!  I haven't made up my mind yet.  

So, slow progress, but we are taking it easy (for a change) and getting things done.

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