Siding?

Well it is official, it is starting to be put back together! Yesterday, the roofing materials and siding arrived. We had to use a 50 year shingle because of the close proximity to the water, and we chose to use a vinyl siding that has additional built in styrofoam insulation - CertainTeed Cedar Boards

Today, one half of the roof was shingled (we are waiting on the skylights to do the other side) and the siding started going up. We really hope we made the right decision regarding the color, but at this point it's a little too late for second guessing. In either case - it looks a heck of a lot better than the yellow!

Low batteries and new windows!

We finally got out to the house tonight to discuss switching and electrical requirements with the electrical contractor. It was also our first opportunity to see some of the new windows installed! The windows arrived yesterday but we were busy with the plumbing supply showroom picking out sinks and faucets to get to the house before dark. I was planning on taking a bunch of photos tonight but of course, after 2 shots the camera shut itself off due to low power. I was able to squeeze a few more shots out but not many.



























Unfortunately it looks like we are beginning to fall a little behind our original time line. The electrician doesn't think he will get through everything next week, which means no insulation the following week. The insulation contractor is booking 2 weeks out now, which means we will have to wait around until we can get scheduled once the electrician completes his work. :-/

More photos of the great progress coming tomorrow!