Have you ever started part of a project and immediately had the thought….oh no this really wasn't a good idea?
Well, that was what was shouting in my head after I had decided that there was no good reason I couldn't or shouldn't get up on my roof to paint the dormers to my house. I painted the sides up to the roofline without any issue what’s a few more feet right? Well, knees shaking I quickly figured out what a few more feet were…my tipping point.
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| Two-toned house...not really what I had in mind... |
So off the roof I came with only about 1/3 of one side of one dormer painted…fail.
At least I tried right? And I learned my limitations without breaking my neck…it’s all good except my dormers were still peanut butter brown and my house was a pretty yellowy cream….crap.
So last week I got some help from my mother’s husband who drove 1 ½ hrs with his big kids ladder to spend the day finishing them up for me. Holy cow they look so good. Thanks Butch...appreciate it more than you know.
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| Butch up on the roof..he makes it look so easy |
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| Roof acrobatics courtesy of Butch....no way are you catching me in this pose.. oh and that's my 1/2 painted garage workshop to the right (a future project that will be so wonderful to finish inside...maybe next year). |
And one step closer to this project being done.
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| Dormers done...I think I lost the "ladder war" though...mine looks so undersized next to Butch's. |
Just the trim to finish now…
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| Scraping the trim...this week's goal is to finish it...I think that's a doable goal. |
Well, even though you were a little afraid, it’s still good that you tried your very best to do the job properly. It’s important to be cautious whenever you get up on the roof. Safety would always be the number one priority in everything that you do. Anyway, it’s great that Butch help you out. He’s certainly a big help to finish the dormer. It would be troublesome, not just aesthetically, but also in terms of function, as paint can serve as a protection from weather, if the dormer were not finish.
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