Friday, April 30, 2010

Before & [Almost] After

After nearly two weeks of having a couple of guys banging around on our house, we finally have new siding! 
If you've been by our house lately, you know what a huge difference it has made. If you haven't been by, here's a few photos of the before, starting with the freak hail storm from last summer that caused all of this...




Hail came fast and hard; most the size of golf balls, with a few closer to baseball size.
The damage was just devastating, and our house was not even the worst of it...


For our home, it was a blessing in disguise. We desperately needed a new roof, and because of the hail damage, a brand new roof was provided through our insurance!

Our roof before:


While the roof was put on right away, the siding company had a hard time finding someone to put the siding up (honestly, can you blame anyone for not wanting to deal with siding our house?). Finally, more than eight months after the storm, we have new siding! But to appreciate the new siding, you have to see a few more before photos...





And a couple more, just so I won't forget the artwork...



Now, for the moment you've been waiting for...








Now, like the title says, it's almost finished outside. We still need to paint the gables over the big windows (didn't want to lose all of the house's character) and all the do-dad trim (though, we may skip painting the one on the backside of the house- not worth risking life & limb for it!), paint some of the window frames (we still have a few older windows) paint the front door, paint the brick by the basement door, replace the lattice on the deck, paint the garage, put up pillar thingys around the posts that hold up the kitchen nook, and figure out what we're going to do about the retaining wall along the sidewalk.

Oh, and mow.



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