Windows and Siding - 3 October 2011

When the day starts out foggy and raining and the weather forecaster says that's what you are going to have all day, its really hard to change gears when the sun comes out, the sky clears and everything becomes balmy and beautiful. That was today. The guys moved everything inside with Michael planing on the main floor and Colin and Brad working on windows and the trim for the main doors on the second floor. Painting clapboards in the same place where the planer is going seemed unwise, both from the standpoint of sawdust and noise. Stripping paint from trim didn't seem possible while it was still wet from the weekend.

So even though the weather changed, I was at a bit of a loss, not adapting to the sunshine and moving the painting outside. I futzed around putting stuff away and doing little things, but it was a waste of good weather. Luckily the guys don't react to weather in the same way.

Painting and Siding - 30 September 2011

Lots of painting got done today. Also, we also got more wood for various parts of the trim. It will need to be planed, but still it is here. Knives were ordered to make this very unique trim that will go around the roof edge. Finally, the frieze board was put up on the south end of the Firehouse.

Painting and Siding - 29 September 2011

Soffits went up on the north side today, more clapboards on the west side with all three of Colin, Brad and Michael putting up the frieze board, while Will handled the ladders for them (well not all three at one time, but he tried). There was also lots of paint, paint, paint. Colin even did some painting!

The first coat of spar varnish is dry on the side door stoop. Looking good.

Windows and Siding - 28 September 2011

Well it is the fall, so it makes sense that harvesting is going on. Of course, in this case it is retrieving the glass from old window frames. But harvesting is harvesting. The team picked a great crop today and brought it all to the Firehouse. While they were doing the glass reaping, Will and I were priming more of the clapboard.

This afternoon there was more clapboard put on the west side of the Firehouse. Between the three windows and the door makes for a lot of measuring and precise cuts to ensure the right size pieces get used. The little roof over the side door is looking really good. It has a little roof now. The stoop got its first coat of varnish to make the maple shine and to protect it.

Siding - 27 September 2011

Even when the team is not here, it doesn't mean they aren't working in support of the Firehouse. Yesterday, for example, Colin, Brad and Michael spent the day harvesting glass from old windows and preparing them for use in the Firehouse.

It was nice to have everyone back today. The west-side door casement went in, along with the great maple door stoop, and the small roof over side door. Lots more of the clapboard ended up being added to the south and west sides. While the team was doing this, Will and I primed lots more of the clapboard. This afternoon, Jeremy and Johnathon finished sanding the clapboard. That means that we now have 4500 linear feet of clapboard that have been sanded, and at least half of it that has been primed and painted.

Sanding Clapboard - 26 September 2011

While the Colin Edwards Restoration team are away, work must still continue. Will and I uncovered all the remaining clapboard, figured out what the weekend's rain had gotten wet and moved it so we could get it to dry. Johnathon and Jeremy Church have joined us to help with sanding the clapboard, so that we can prepare it for priming and painting. The weather is great, so we want to get as much done as possible while we still have the weather on our side.

Siding and Windows - 21 to 23 September 2011

I have no pictures to show you for the last three days. Michael is away, I have been laid low with a cold, Brad and Colin have been working away upstairs on windows and trim, Will primed and painted some window and door trim (but we took no photos) and finally on Friday, Colin was off to a race in Toronto and Brad worked from his home shop. So, I guess all we can say is "Good luck, Colin, at your race" and we'll look forward to making more visible progress next week.