Our rain barrels arrived last week. I ordered two of these beauties, which look terracotta, but are actually made of plastic. We'll attach one to the downspout by the front porch, and one to the garage, so we can water the front and back yards with rainwater. Each one holds 65 gallons.
The reason I haven't posted anything for a week is that nothing else happened last week after Steve W put the tar paper on the roof, except that Rob came by and hauled away the trash left behind by the framers last Monday.
Once the garage is done, this might be a nice space for a vegetable garden. It's right next to the compost bin, and the weeds certainly seem to thrive here. The vines along the fence are raspberry plants that Steve B gave us when we moved back in last summer.
Rob and John showed up first thing Monday morning and got to work putting exterior trim around the windows and installing the side door.
John set up a nice workshop inside the garage. I'm sure Josh is looking forward to doing the same when it's all done.
Notice how Rob doesn't need a ladder or even a step stool to install the trim on top of the door. He's a tall freak!
Not only are the garage windows recycled, but so is this door. It used to be the back door to a house a couple blocks away that some friends are tearing down to build a new house. They are using the same builders, so Rob suggested we salvage this door instead of buying a new one. It's not quite what I would have picked out for myself, but it's for a garage, so "free" trumps aesthetics.
It was threatening to rain, but Rob and John came back today and worked on the fascia and
soffit (the white trim) around the roof. Both
Steves stopped by to see how things were coming along. We got high marks all around for our choice of rain barrels, which was a huge relief. Oh, and it never did rain today, despite all the dark clouds.
Fingers crossed that our garage doors arrive tomorrow -- they were supposed to be delivered on Monday. The electrician is also supposed to come tomorrow, so things are moving along.
The reason I haven't posted anything for a week is that nothing else happened last week after Steve W put the tar paper on the roof, except that Rob came by and hauled away the trash left behind by the framers last Monday.
Once the garage is done, this might be a nice space for a vegetable garden. It's right next to the compost bin, and the weeds certainly seem to thrive here. The vines along the fence are raspberry plants that Steve B gave us when we moved back in last summer.
Rob and John showed up first thing Monday morning and got to work putting exterior trim around the windows and installing the side door.
John set up a nice workshop inside the garage. I'm sure Josh is looking forward to doing the same when it's all done.
Notice how Rob doesn't need a ladder or even a step stool to install the trim on top of the door. He's a tall freak!
Not only are the garage windows recycled, but so is this door. It used to be the back door to a house a couple blocks away that some friends are tearing down to build a new house. They are using the same builders, so Rob suggested we salvage this door instead of buying a new one. It's not quite what I would have picked out for myself, but it's for a garage, so "free" trumps aesthetics.
It was threatening to rain, but Rob and John came back today and worked on the fascia and soffit (the white trim) around the roof. Both Steves stopped by to see how things were coming along. We got high marks all around for our choice of rain barrels, which was a huge relief. Oh, and it never did rain today, despite all the dark clouds.
Fingers crossed that our garage doors arrive tomorrow -- they were supposed to be delivered on Monday. The electrician is also supposed to come tomorrow, so things are moving along.
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