Jeff Horton
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If you know me you probably know two things about me.
1) I am pretty handy. Can do most anything around or to a house. (If I want too that is). I do nearly all the repairs. (I avoid plumbing if at all possible!).
2) I am careful with money. Not cheap, but definitely frugal.
Well, we have been waffling back and forth about having the house painted. Wife convinced me we could take the week off and do it ourselves. Well, I had to work Monday. Plus we had a family pet almost die last week so we are still spending a lot of time doctoring her. So Tuesday morning we are going to start painting!
I went to start the bucket truck and apparently it fried it's computer. Now it won't run and we really needed it for the back of the the house. I should have seen the signs!
I reluctantly rented a very expensive lift for the week. It great on heights of 10 feet an up. Below that is pretty much useless. Just can not maneuver it where you want. Anyways we have been busy every day painting. Anyway, we finally get really started Wednesday morning, not 2 days behind schedule.
Here it Friday night. So far I have 90% of the eves painted. Exposed rafter tails take a L O N G time to paint. I have 80% of the fascia painted. Hoping to finish that up around noon tomorrow. The wife has been working on the trim around the house. I got all the gables painted today and see a hint of the colors on the house.
HOPEFULLY tomorrow afternoon I will be able to start putting the main color on the walls of the house.
This has been a MUCH bigger job than I thought.
It has gone MUCH slower than I expected.
I am much more stressed and tired than I have been in a LONG time.
I also came to the conclusion that painters earn their keep. I don't mind insides to bad, but I have added exterior painting to my list. It is right beside plumbing!!
And add to that I have a throbbing finger. Not sure why. I think maybe I got a splinter beside the nail. I don't think much about splinters, get them all the time. But my finger it red. It's just started to mildly throb and I can see no reason or injury.
OK, I think I am through venting!
1) I am pretty handy. Can do most anything around or to a house. (If I want too that is). I do nearly all the repairs. (I avoid plumbing if at all possible!).
2) I am careful with money. Not cheap, but definitely frugal.
Well, we have been waffling back and forth about having the house painted. Wife convinced me we could take the week off and do it ourselves. Well, I had to work Monday. Plus we had a family pet almost die last week so we are still spending a lot of time doctoring her. So Tuesday morning we are going to start painting!
I went to start the bucket truck and apparently it fried it's computer. Now it won't run and we really needed it for the back of the the house. I should have seen the signs!
I reluctantly rented a very expensive lift for the week. It great on heights of 10 feet an up. Below that is pretty much useless. Just can not maneuver it where you want. Anyways we have been busy every day painting. Anyway, we finally get really started Wednesday morning, not 2 days behind schedule.
Here it Friday night. So far I have 90% of the eves painted. Exposed rafter tails take a L O N G time to paint. I have 80% of the fascia painted. Hoping to finish that up around noon tomorrow. The wife has been working on the trim around the house. I got all the gables painted today and see a hint of the colors on the house.
HOPEFULLY tomorrow afternoon I will be able to start putting the main color on the walls of the house.
This has been a MUCH bigger job than I thought.
It has gone MUCH slower than I expected.
I am much more stressed and tired than I have been in a LONG time.
I also came to the conclusion that painters earn their keep. I don't mind insides to bad, but I have added exterior painting to my list. It is right beside plumbing!!
And add to that I have a throbbing finger. Not sure why. I think maybe I got a splinter beside the nail. I don't think much about splinters, get them all the time. But my finger it red. It's just started to mildly throb and I can see no reason or injury.
OK, I think I am through venting!