Exterior Change

Everyone knows how much I hate the exterior of my house. Ugly old aluminum siding with a coat of paint, no window or door trim and rusted gutters! I dream about ripping off the painted aluminum siding but I am very afraid about what will be found underneath. Will the clapboards be rotted? Can it be salvaged with a coat of paint? Did the siders retain the trim around the windows and doors? Will we have to reside the house with additional ugly siding? Now you understand why I don't sleep at night! I'm thinking baby steps here and we are starting with the gutters. When the house was purchased, the inspector said we would need a new roof in 5 - 7 years. It been almost 16 years and the roof doesn't leak so.... do I have to remove the 3 layers of shingles and put on a new roof? Who knows? So far, so good. But, I have lived with these rotted rusted gutters for 15 years, waiting until I also replaced the roof. Thinking that the two things kind of go together.


I convinced Rob to remove the gutters. The gutters are an eyesore and in some places the gutters have holes, which funnel the water onto the lower roof line and cause damage.












And look...Ian is helping too!