We have one coat of primer paint going on the house today. Yesterday they (Protek Painting) finished the east side and today they're doing the west side. The difference is astonishing! Even though it's just the flat white primer and not the final paint it looks so much better to be all one color! We need to finish the foundation and replace the damaged siding on the bottom of the house before we can have the final paint applied, but this will make it look better and protect the siding in the interim.Our renovation proposal was heard by the Corvallis Historic Resources Commission last Tuesday. We were worried that they'd want us to make a lot of changes to our plan, but not only did they say yes to all our proposal, they gave us one item we didn't ask for: they asked if the window shutters were original. We don't believe they are, and we don't like the way they look. Apparently neither did the Commissioners because they gave us the option of putting them back on after painting or not. So we'll leave them off.
We found out that for Corvallis' 150th birthday this year the City wants homeowners & businesses to plant 150 new trees in Corvallis. We've been planning to plant a couple of street trees anyway so I called the (extremely helpful) City Forester and requested 2 trees. As soon as I decide which kind we want she'll order them at no cost to us! We'll plant them when they arrive, probably in late fall.
Brian has been doing a lot of tear-out inside the house. The long-term water damage has made it necessary to replace a lot of the interior walls. I've attached a photo that's typical of what we're finding. The wood is so rotten that if I gently touch it, it crumbles. Not good! (top photo)
On the positive side he's discovered some neat old joinery, the photo on the bottom shows some mortise & tenon he uncovered in the flooring!
