The house painter started yesterday morning. So far, he's been prepping the board and batten siding. It's taking a while since we so neglected the paint. He says the prep of the lap siding will be easier. He seems to do a thorough job preparing which will ensure a good paint finish.
When he first came yesterday, even though he had told me he would sand, caulk and paint the area that our insurance company says is snow-damaged, he expressed the opinion, with spouse concurring, that it should really be replaced.
I panicked and called the handyman - the only contractor, of many that came out, who expressed any interest in the job - and left a message asking if he could come out this week to replace the damaged portion after all. Fortunately, the handyman was so busy yesterday that he couldn't call back.
Today the painter sanded away the loose parts of the delaminated, snow-damaged board and batten siding and has caulked the area to make it even. It's a small damaged area and I think the repair he did looks really good. I really think the idea of sanding, caulking, and painting to protect it from the weather will work out just fine and satisfy our homeowner's insurance. Yay on that one! I called the handyman this morning to say we're still going with Plan A first.
The sander that the painter uses is really loud. I hope no neighbors complain. He started a little before 8 am this morning. It will be good when the unavoidably noisy portion of the repaint is over with!
I have to laugh at the idea of sheltering in place if a disaster happens at the DP site clean-up! There's no way I can make this place air tight. Even with the doors closed, some dust from the sanding seeps in. Let's hope the boys don't stir up any buried plutonium waste during the DP site clean-up or I's toast! ; D
I don't need to go over to take care of daughter's kitty and garden today because they get back this evening. Their garden is sprouting nicely. Kitty is so sweet and cute but, man, for a tiny thing that seems to eat nothing, she's very prolific in the litter box department! Her food must have plenty of fiber!
Roofers never came out last Friday. I wonder - should we just wait until THEY contact us next week (he's out of town this week) or call Monday to check on the status of things? I hope they will promptly take care of the items they said they would and not punish me by making me stay home multiple days to wait for them to come out. Believe me, I want to be out of their hair just as much as they want me to be! ; D
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