We went to the project this weekend expecting the gnarly winter weather reprisal that had been predicted. I had the stairway reconstruction on top of the priority list. We were pleasantly surprised to find that we could work between the light raindrops and continue to work on the exterior....our prime focus for this spring. Since we had a week of dry weather leading into this weekend, it means the gishy mud had dried out somewhat and eased maneuvering around the perimeter of the building. We broke out the ladders and started work on the upstairs windows.
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Sometime last summer, I kept my eyes glued to Craigslist for a scaffold plank. Not only did I find a great expandable aluminum plank, but the same guy had a pair of nice aluminum ladder jacks in his trunk. ;\) The price was right. I have never used either item before, so I was nervous as a cat on a tightrope. In the end, it was one of my best decisions.



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There are a total of 11 windows on the second floor. Three of those are the 5' square picture windows that look out over the pond. As I type this, they remain uninstalled. Yep; took the easier road, but we did manage to get all 8 of the smaller windows installed. We are pretty pleased with the results of our weekend output.



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Now that I am more familiar with the ladder/scaffold setup, I feel better equipped to mind-engineer how the 2 of us are going to handle the bigger windows. Heck, if the weather holds, we might take a shot this coming weekend.
Every time we get some inspiration, we try to share it. Having the ability to look out from our new perch was a very cool milestone.

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Yeah...gotta get the big boys installed...gotta