The main focus lately has been on everything that needs to be finished on the exterior. Along with siding we have been working on installing and fixing the furring strips behind it. We found that the furring, on the west side towards the end, was out of plumb and had to spend several days pulling them in and out to make the siding sit properly. Another problem we ran into was that we found out that the window on the North end, that we had moved down 3/4", was actually in the correct place to begin with. So along with the furring that we attached on the North walls we also added furring on the soffit to correct the mistake without moving the window for a third time.
The siding has been almost completed on all of the sides except for the North wall, with the exception of underneath the soffit. The soffit itself stands to be a fairly tricky part since we all know that there are no perfect corners in the house, getting the siding to line up with the wall under the soffit then to the soffit and then back up the gable wall should be fun. Outside of that small hurdle hopefully the rest of it should go smoothly.
The cistern door as well as the cistern still need to be installed but that will have to happen once the drywall is finished in the cistern room. The tiling is being continued in the bathroom where they are also having problems with the walls not being square but it looks great. I almost forgot a huge milestone, paint has been started on the interior. The first coats have been applied in the kitchen and swing space areas as well as the bedroom. There is a lot of work to do the rest of this month but the progress is starting to pick up on site thanks to the good weather if it holds up.
Finish that siding!
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