Monday, July 7, 2025

7.7.2025

Jim continues to spend his mornings moving boxes of stored stuff and going through things.  The job seems never ending but we're making good progress!

Jim was back out at the shed in the afternoon, cutting the trim work around the overhang... 


Putting the piece in place...

Then Jim had to figure out how to attach the Z-channel for the upper siding pieces...

Putting the J-channel up to measure its length...

He cut it to size and then fastened in place...

Then nailing it...



Marking the center line to use for placing siding...

Jim is able to use the cut-off pieces from the back for the front - marking...

Trying it out for size...

Jim is going to do a little tweaking tomorrow and then get this piece attached.


High 88.7/Low 68.5



Sunday, July 6, 2025

7.6.2025

Yesterday, Jim did some experiments on how he wants to do the flashing and siding around the overhang.  It's important to make sure that everything is covered the right way so that no water gets behind the siding.  Cutting a trial piece...

Complicated flashing...

Doing some measurements for planning...

At this point, we had to clean up and went to see Mom and go to church.

Today, Jim came up with a new plan.  He first wanted to make a practice piece.  He also configured his shear differently so that he can use it to cut the ribbed siding and save all that handwork.  

It worked perfectly!  The siding went behind the step flashing to make sure water flowed over the top...

Now to make it for real!  We put tape up to help prevent any scratches from the shear.  First cut...

I marked the vertical cutting line...


Then Jim started the next cuts...

The piece is all cut - time to see if it fits!

Putting it up in place...

It's perfect!

So that means time to take it down again and mark the screw positions...

Pre-drilling...

Back up and fastening in place...

We had to dodge raindrops several times but we got the first piece figured out and up in place, so a great day!  


7.5 - High 82.1/Low 53.2
7.6 - High 90.5/Low 66.2



Friday, July 4, 2025

7.4.2025

 

Happy Independence Day!  Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday celebrating our country.  

We were back outside this afternoon doing more trim work on the shed.  Jim's first challenge was to do the rest of the fascia on the overhang.  He needed to bend the end of the flashing up a little in order for it to fit underneath the drip edge of the roof.  He tried his hemming tools...


But then decided to try the brake, which worked out well...


You can see the bend on the top...


Pre-drilling...


Fitting it underneath the drip edge of the roof...


Starting to fasten...


Looks wonderful!

That job done, time to build the scaffolding up another section so that Jim will be able to reach the peak...


Cutting the first piece of fascia...


We got it up in place and Jim started fastening...


Fastening the top...


Then we got the next piece cut and pre-drilled and up into place...


End-of-the-day picture...


High 77.5/Low 55.9 - beautiful!




Thursday, July 3, 2025

7.3.2025

We had some rain this morning but the afternoon was beautiful.  Back out to the shed to figure out some of this custom trim work.  First job was to do the side fascia on the overhang - lots of cuts and bends...


Putting it in place...

Perfect!

Working on the other side...

Jim has pretty much decided to use the same vinyl soffit that he used on the pole barn, so he tried out a piece to make sure the spacing would work...

Next was J-channel underneath the overhang...


And along the side of the opening...

Cutting the other side piece...

Stapling it in place...

For the top J-channel, Jim had to make really custom cuts to connect with the side pieces...

Everything is tacked into place.  Jim went back and put nails in to fasten them.



High 78.4/Low 61.3 - rain in PM