Boring Paint Prep

[drscott]

Two guys came by Monday and powerwashed the house. Yesterday (Tuesday) a crew of three came to do prep work. They scraped and sanded, and started to fill and caulk. I'm slightly worried that the harder repair jobs (a couple of wood splits, some old termite damage, and two places where the outer ply of the siding is buckling away) haven't been repaired, and they left at 3 after about 5 hours of actual work. They are no-shows today, and I need to call the company to find out what the story is.

Tonight is regular ECR class night, with the added attraction the traditional Halloween costume parade. Usually about half the crowd makes some effort. Inspired by dakoopst, I dug out a wrestling singlet to try on; a little too skimpy to serve as the basis of a costume, I decided, but it did seem to enliven excessor. I had no idea Spandex was a food group. No pictures until I lose the two pounds of flab around the waistline!




The two atrium beams are highly weathered from 35 years of sun and rain.


Another sun-damaged area on the southeast side.

I hope otterpop58 is doing okay. News accounts suggest most of that area will be without power for a week.

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[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

The exterior beams are going back to the original color, a dark slatey gray. Someone painted them a dark chocolate brown a few years ago, while leaving them the old color inside, a mismatch which is highly visible in places where you can see them together, like the peak of the A-roof clerestory windows. As you see them here, they are scraped down to bare wood in some places for painting. Stain does not protect wood from sun very well, so it's an unwise choice for California homes (unless they're in deep woods.)

The color scheme is close to the original: off-white body, charcoal beams and trim, light sage-y under the eaves, darker blue-green door.