This is the month for repairs.After all the rain, the roof on the apartment leaked and damaged some ceiling and walls. When we looked at the roof, it had been patched and repaired "Dutch style"...meaning cheaply and poorly.
We called our trusty construction guy. He took off the old roof and put on a new roof in one day. He is working on the interior work now.
We had scheduled painting of the main house for November. It has rained everyday for three months. The painter has not been able to paint in the rain. Things have dried up a bit making painting the outside of the house possible. Not only do they paint the outside walls and exterior house walls but also the roofs. We had to pick roof color as well as wall color. Our painters wanted to introduce more color into the house. They suggested tans, blues and murals. We are staying with the terracotta roof color and white walls.
The decking around our house is wood. Not the best choice of materials in this climate. One of the decks was done "Dutch style" (we all know what that means). The structure under the deck failed because it was not sized correctly when it was originally built. This has been Rick's project for the past week to replace the structural board that holds the deck to the concrete.Some of our backyard decking has had so much water on it that it is now spongey. Replacement will be Rick's next project.
Looks like it will be a busy time for all the work that needs to be done. As for the deck is wood the only thing you can use? Why not use other materials (i.e. trex, composite decking) that won't rot in the weather you get?
ReplyDeleteHopefully you'll have good weather to get all the repairs completed and we'll see some pictures from it.