{"id":2173,"date":"2008-01-13T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-14T04:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2008\/01\/13\/its-a-wrap\/"},"modified":"2008-01-13T21:29:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-14T04:29:00","slug":"its-a-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2008\/01\/13\/its-a-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s a wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

So the back is wrapped. There is a great deal of discussion going on regarding how to deal with this soffit.
<\/span>\"\"<\/a>Detail of the inside ceiling.
\"\"<\/a>The inside.
\"\"<\/a>The outside. Yup, that’s mildew on the existing siding. Yum.
\"\"<\/a>Closer look at the wrap.
\"\"<\/a>The back.
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Update: remember all that doom and gloom over the hardiplank? Well, there is a reason Paul named his blog “This Old Grouse.” It is because his first response to things is, characteristically, not particularly cheery. Usually, I censor here with the knowledge that things will be fine, he just needs to take the best after preparing for the worst. Disaster scenarios have been a constant to each part of the project… it just happens that I blogged about the hardi-disaster scenario because I honestly thought, at least for a moment, that it could be true. See how hard this do-it-yourself stuff can be?<\/p>\n

A quote of $6200? Not quite. Some misunderstanding was involved. Paul thought the quoted price was by board foot — it was actually by board. We did some foot work. Bottom line: the hardi will cost us less than $1000. Maybe up to $1200 when we include all the specialty trim pieces, cutting tools and saw blades. Crisis averted.<\/p>\n

We’ve got other issues more pressing, anyway. Turns out that the windows we got are wrong. Not our mistake or even the mistake of the company we ordered them through — the factory didn’t follow the order and installed J-channels on the sides of the windows. These are channels used in vinyl siding installation and not used in hardiplank. The bottom line is that we can’t install the windows… and have a 3-4 week lead time for the next to come in. There is no guarantee these next windows will be correct (although the warehouse folk were as shocked as us, “Simonton never gets an order wrong!”) My darling Grouse is in a knot, as would be expected, and working out each scenario of disaster. It really sucks, since he’s been so incredibly on top of things in this whole stressful process.<\/p>\n

New plan: start to gut the existing laundry\/bathroom while we wait for the windows. This will be a rougher phase as we have no where to put the “stuff” in the existing space (which mostly includes tools, off-season clothes, wrapping paper and other assorted storage items, small luggage, linens, and laundry\/cleaning supplies.) I may take the kids out of town for the weekend so that Paul can tackle the project (which includes shutting off water and electricity for awhile).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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