Installing siding

We got serious about installing siding on Saturday. We did a lot of measuring and leveling and made progress on the front porch. By the end of the day we covered most of the face of the porch. We also met the drywall contractor, Bill Thompson.

Sunday we didn't work at all but Delinda and I placed our order for kitchen cabinets (Kraftmaid - maple w/cognac glaze) and Corian countertops. We actually may be in the house before our countertops are delivered. That will be interesting...

Monday we finished up the more of the porch siding leaving the top level open before the soffit is in place. We only were able to work until about 4:30 today.

Tuesday we progressed much faster, finishing the front porch, covering the entire right end of the house and moving around the back about a 1/4 of the way. If you look at the pictures you will see where the siding begins about 4-5 feet up the house. The area below that will be brick along with the front of the porch where you see block and wood.

The sheetrock was ordered today and will be delivered tomorrow afternoon. I got 200 -4x12 boards, 30 buckets of mud, and 10 rolls of tape along with corner bead. Thursday the drywall crew will begin hanging. We are supposed to be ready to paint in 10 working days.

Tomorrow we are ordering brick and the masons will start Tuesday.