Windows ordered

The roofers showed up at about 8:15 today with a crew of just 4 guys. All the tearoff had been completed yesterday, so this crew was just doing repair work, patching and prepping for tomorrow's inspection. The first inspection comes when the roof is completely off so the inspector can make sure the wood decking is in good condition and has been patched appropriately.

I spent the morning doing some odds and ends around the house, mainly measuring a few things. I also used the three shingle samples I got to pick my color. I put the three shingles on the front lawn, half in the shade and half in the sun. Then I used about 20 paint chips compared to each shingle and checked which looked best with the most paint colors. The answer was really clear - I picked the same shingle for every paint color. I ended up with Certainteed Landmark series in a color called Resawn Shake. Here is a link to a website I found that shows the colors (I didn't actually use this website): http://www.hansons.com/product_info/LandmarkTL.htm.

After that, I went to the window store to get prices on the windows we want to order. I just wanted to have prices to compare to some of the other windows I've looked at before we actually ordered. C gave up his lunch hour to meet me and get the order placed. We expect to get the windows delivered in 2-3 weeks. This was another huge item on the todo list, and a major critical path item, so it felt like a big relief to get them ordered.

This is a shot showing the front bumped out area of the house. The boards were completely rotted and had to be replaced. It was some precise and tricky work due to the angles. I like that the roof line of the house extends over this area in a continuous line.

This is a rafter tail where the front porch joins the house. It was completely rotted and there was a big hole. Now the hole can just be patched by the stucco person.


Another shot showing how the boards in the front bump out had to be replaced. It looked very difficult from my perspective. It was interesting to watch them work and see how they did this.