So I've been making progress on the garage - surprisingly given everything I've got going on at the moment. Since getting back from MO, it's been off to my home in the mountains every weekend as I squeeze in every second I can there before winter sets in - so working on the garage has been all about eeking out every hour I can - usually in the evenings and (in the case of this weekend) in the rain.
I had to finish the rest of hanging the trim on the frontside before I could move forward, so I did that quickly -
Then I had to get those fake architectural beams in place which meant Katie had to hold them on the outside while I drilled them from the inside. This was one of the rare times when I really don't know how I would have gotten them up without the help of someone else. So - with her help (thanks Katie!) - they went up pretty well -
I used a scrap piece of 2x8 to fit them where they needed to be horizontally to line up with the to-be new fascia. To figure out where the notch would go on the actual fascia, I would use that scrap and then measure the remaining distance to the end of the eave and add them together to get where I needed to cut -
and then I got the first 2x8 up -
Then the other two beams -
And also tacked up the roofing felt before starting to hang cedar -
The cedar would be completely hung during the evenings and in the dark - luckily long ago I bought a few of those halogen work lights which are brighter than the sun at high noon. So I'd just shine one up at the gable and it pretty much lit up the whole thing. Very convenient ... so then over the course of three evenings this past week I got it all hung -
One course at a time -
The stapler I bought last year of course was a huge help -
And then it was (almost) finished - just two more courses to go -
But one of the things I had to do was research Jeff's and my fall trip so I spent some time after work on the porch with a mug of tea, my Bugaboos guide book I picked up at Second Ascent for like eight bucks or something and a highlighter marking off the possible routes we could climb -
(of which apparently Katie got a picture unbeknownst to me)
Then yesterday in the rain I slapped on the stain cos I really wanted to get it done before said trip to the Bugs -
And then today quick before having to head off to a wedding Julian helped me (another task where I really don't know how it would have worked without a second set of hands so thanks J!) hang the remaining fascia boards ... afix the little decorative triangle I cut out above the highest beam where the two fascias meet to cover that up (and like on the front and back of the house at the top of the gables) ... and so it is now (mostly) finished -
At least on the front. Still have more trim to hang on the other side ... obviously sand and paint all the wood fill I've used to hide the seams ... a garage door to replace ... a people door to replace ... and lights to hang. But it's starting to come together.
Now - I'm simultaneously painting all my interior doors but I'll get to that next week ...
