So he got the scaffolding sections down in front of the auto bay and all the planking over the auto bay roof as well as the planking between the towers. A lot of work.
The towers were feeling pretty wobbly - this front tower has been here since last year. So Jim dug out the feet and made sure everything was level.
Then he built up a tower on the other side so that he could work on that side to put the trim boards up.
He got the first little corner trim up and then the very front trim board cut, painted and predrilled...
Jim tried to get the board into place from the scaffolding, but it was too far away to be able to hold the heavy board up into place and then work on it.
So he had to get out the ladder and work from there...
Making sure it's all level...
Doing some acrobatic fastening work!
Putting up the next plywood backing board...
Then Jim had to work on a template for the little flashing collar on top of the shoulder...
Once his template worked, time to make it out of copper...
Attaching the flashing...
Cutting the final trim board on the front gable...
He primed the cut edges and predrilled but then we had to wait until the primer dried and he could paint it the exterior gray color since it will be sitting on the copper.
So while we waited for paint to dry, Jim organized some decking and brought it down from the top of the hill. He had put these pieces on Craig's List - they are 10' sections so Jim wasn't sure if anyone would want them, but someone called and was supposed to pick them up at 5:00.
Once the primer was dry, Jim painted the gray and then we had more waiting to do!
Jim had started the morning by going to our little NAPA store in town and picking up a new battery for the truck. So he got that all installed and was able to move the truck out of the way.
After the buyer came and they loaded up the decking, it was time to put the last piece of trim board up. This one was really tough all the way around - the other pieces we were able to get out of the windows, but this one was too long. So Jim had to carry it up the scaffolding.
Then it was just tough to get it in place and get it clamped well. In fact, Jim got the Bessie clamp on and was doing some adjustments and the clamp slipped off and came crashing down on the side of his head! I felt so bad for him! The clamp is all metal and very heavy but even more than the pain was the surprise of it falling down from above when he wasn't looking! But again, he soldiered on and was able to get the trim board fastened into place.
End-of-the-day - all of the trim boards are complete on the upper parts of the front! A big accomplishment! I think this was especially one of those days when Jim was just glad to get home!
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