MEANWHILE, IT IS PAINT AND STAIRS ON THE OUTSIDE

Jeff Mullin, from the Greenroom, arrived with lift and sprayer and brushes

and transformed the house from wood...

to grey ("driftwood grey" that is).

Quite the transformation.

And then on up to the top to finish knocking down the shining flashing

and gutter, and painting the beams to match.

Up north aways in the town of Garibaldi, and in it, is Robert

Brodigan of Coast Metal Fabrications. After a number of months,

a number of meetings, and quite a number of drawings,

the exterior stairs were started. All aluminum, then powder

coated black, then...

...brought to the site and erected.

Yea! down with the temp. stairs,

and out with the ladder in the hoistway!


And just at the same time, the magicians at Anderson

Door and Window Mechanics came and hung the four

exterior doors, and rolled right on in and hung the

four bathroom doors as well (and the little roof hatch three).


So the exterior is buttoned up.

Next case is the interior cedar siding. In

some places on plywood shear walls,

other places on studs.

But no matter where, it will be great to get it up!


Task one was to open up the "cedar shack" and

inventory the siding which has been waiting a long time.


And step back and take a look with low winter sun

casting shadows of the tall spruces across the front.

(Note: no trailer! Towed and sitting by road with

a "For Sale" sign on it)