All Hands on Deck...

All Hands on Deck....

February 3rd -- The delivery of the decking material was delayed from Friday to today because of the snow.  After a negotiation with the delivery driver, who wanted to dump his load in the street or on the parkway, both of which is a violation of the city code and would have resulted in a rather large fine, I agreed to sign the waiver that would absolve the company of all damages if he drove his truck on the parkway and sidewalk in the front of the house.

Here is his truck, parked on the sidewalk.

The delivery guy was very nice and was able to back his truck up and get the end right between the two fence posts.  The delivery truck had a bed that could be tilted, which you see in the next few photos.

 After the bed was tilted, below, he began to unstrap the decking and off load it.

 He created two nice stacks of the material -- one stack is a material called Aeratis classic, which is a PVC tongue and groove decking that will go on the front porch http://www.aeratis.com/classic

The second stack is a material called TimberTech, another PVC, capped decking material that will go on the south side deck off the dining room, under the pergola, and on the small porch leading to the rear-entry at the back of the house  http://timbertech.com/products/earthwood-evolutions-natural

Although the temps only made it to the high 20s today, the sun was out and the weather was perfect for the delivery.  

Unfortunately, the weather doesn't look too good for installing the porch planks and the decking this week, with 1-3 inches of snow and highs of 18 predicted for tomorrow, and highs of  8, 11 and 18 predicted for the rest of the week.

The painters have painted all the mill work around the windows and the baseboards in the master bedroom with a gloss white, including the fireplace, the chest of drawers, and all closet doors.   They are still working on the texture of the walls in the master bathroom before they will prime the walls.  At the same time, part of the painting crew is working on the drywall on the main floor in the guest suite and dining room.  Every day I can see more of their prep work.  The gloss white paint for the mill work trim looks great!  It is difficult to take photos of the painters working because so much of the room is taped and covered.  Trust me, it is looking great and I will post photos as soon as it is possible.