How to properly celebrate the fourth of July... - Jeesh, more heat. Low 90's the whole weekend. Multiply that by all the skin protection we wear (hats, long sleeve shirts, long pants)...Oy! - We continue to attack the highest level of UV exposure, so the "garage door side" shed dormer is next on the list. Our goal was to complete and finish the wide face of the dormer and leave the detail work at the small triangular walls on the ends. - Having the soffits set and the frieze board beneath them was a big step recently accomplished, so the only thing left is completing the "picture frame" by adding the corner trim pieces. Then, all we need to do is fill in with the siding...yeah right...all we need to do. One smart decision we made before we started this siding journey was purchasing pre-fabricated/pre-finished corner pieces from the siding supplier. They are 6" x 6" x 16'...and not cheap. So....it's important to get the first cuts right. I spent way too much time calculating the angles and dimensions, but they came out pretty darned good. Dski laid on 3 coats of touch up paint to seal the newly cut edges. - We used a shorter story board to lay out the tops of each course of siding. This is done between each window along the entire length of the dormer. - To provide further evidence of the details that slow us down, each window has a piece of aluminum flashing secured over the trim frame. - Up the ladder, down the ladder, up the ladder..... Before we leave, I find a view to provide the illusion of completion. - - But back up and turn the corner for the realization of how much further we have to go.
