Unexpected Time

After three days of work plans falling through, I finally decided to do something with my unexpected time. I cleaned the pile of materials and built a rack to hold freshly painted siding. In the interest of longevity I am priming all sides of the siding before hanging it on the house. Once it is up it will get two coats of latex top paint (Cottage Red) to finish it off. The rack was build with the 2x4s that were too twisted to use in the house and a box of 16 penny nails. It will hold 100 pieces of siding while the paint dries.

I only painted one bundle, but it is looking good!

Siding!

I ordered my siding today! I bought 4" Eastern White Pine clapboard siding. 4" siding is actually 3-1/2 inches. With a 1" overlap, I will get the 2-1/2" exposure that I was looking for. The order came in at $610.50: by far the most expensive single order on the entire project. I don't think I am doing too badly if this is the most expensive item. As an added benefit, the siding is being milled only 3 miles from where the house will stand.

Check back in early June to see the siding installed!