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New Siding on My Floating Home!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I have new siding. I am very excited! (Note all the exclamation points!!!!)
Kenny emailed me yesterday with a bunch of photos of the new siding on the house along with the skeleton of the new staircase to the rooftop deck. I haven’t had a staircase since last roughly last April. I’m not sure if anyone other than myself can relate, but this feels like major progress. I was so excited by the new round of photos that I woke up around 3:30 AM and had to check my email to confirm I hadn’t dreamed it.
Now Kenny has safe access to the roof so he can get the new roofing on. (You can see the new metal roofing sitting in piles on the deck.) After that, he needs to add the new stairway and deck railing and the outside is done.
My friends who know my decorating tastes will probably be highly amused by the generous use of beige. In my defense, I would like to point out that the roof will be green, the railing white, and I plan to bury the deck in colorful plants come spring. (Lots of purples, pinks, and greens.) Have faith.
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I have new siding. I am very excited! (Note all the exclamation points!!!!)
Kenny emailed me yesterday with a bunch of photos of the new siding on the house along with the skeleton of the new staircase to the rooftop deck. I haven’t had a staircase since last roughly last April. I’m not sure if anyone other than myself can relate, but this feels like major progress. I was so excited by the new round of photos that I woke up around 3:30 AM and had to check my email to confirm I hadn’t dreamed it.
Now Kenny has safe access to the roof so he can get the new roofing on. (You can see the new metal roofing sitting in piles on the deck.) After that, he needs to add the new stairway and deck railing and the outside is done.
My friends who know my decorating tastes will probably be highly amused by the generous use of beige. In my defense, I would like to point out that the roof will be green, the railing white, and I plan to bury the deck in colorful plants come spring. (Lots of purples, pinks, and greens.) Have faith.
Looks great! Congratulations on the progress!
Thank you! I’m looking forward to having the outside complete. (I’m sure my neighbors are, too.)
It looks fantastic, you did a gorgeous job.
BTW, I and my “life partner” did the same thing and just moved into a floating home in Scappoose (down the river from you about 20 miles). We’re going through the exact same thing you are, sans bats and wiring in the floors :>), although we have our own remodeling challenges. Your posts made me laugh out loud.
Re those French doors. We found out that ours are actually *interior* French doors placed on the east exterior end of our floating home. We haven’t had the issues with water spraying in, though, since we’re in the Multnomah Channel and somewhat protected, though they are drafty. We’ll eventually need to replace them, and yes, Pella does make exterior French doors. I like the door you chose, though.
–Julie