This Old House: Exterior Refresh

We had planned on doing this project a few years from now but it did not make any sense to do all the landscaping and cement work only to wreck it while updating the exterior surfaces so we flipped the two projects. Not exactly sure how this happened but we pulled this refresh project off in 3 months! Most of the time was actually used up in waiting on materials and lining up the slew of contractor schedules. We did a lot of the heavy lifting, read demolition, ourselves to cut down on expenses and the contractors mainly did the final installations, save the windows. Steph did an excellent job managing the contractors; she's pickier than I am! Big thanks to my brother Scott and Jack for their wisdom and hard work. :)

Our plan was just to get done before the snow fell, but Steph did such a great job lining up and pushing the subs we finished at the beginning of October.

07-05-2007 Removed Unneeded Chimney (first task of the project)
08-16-2007 Replaced Roofing, added 2 Sky Lights, Ridge Vent replaced box vents
09-01-2007 Replaced all Windows with Andersen Windows
09-04-2007 Framed and Installed one 8FT and one 6FT Andersen Patio Gliding Doors
09-19-2007 Installed James Hardie Board siding, Keystones, New Soffette and Facia
10-05-2007 Installed Leaf Guard Gutters (last task of the project)

Well that was plenty of an update this year so we will probably just spend the winter cleaning up the interior molding around the windows and new patio doors. Little by little...