Chad Fabry Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 I've been putting it off for a long time because the work sucks and it's 37 feet off the ground. Over the last month about 200 man hours went into removing all the trim, stripping it to bare wood then re-painting with boiled linseed oil, oil based primer, then two top coats. We fabricated all the trim for one side including dentils and corbels. The soffits were a mess. We replaced them with hardi soffit. Click to Enlarge 112.02 KB
hausdok Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 This Fabry guy is scary talented. Are we sure he isn't lost hanging around here? OT - OF!!! M.
Greg Booth Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 ..........a beautiful home, and it has the owner it deserves/requires[:-thumbu] Greg
Nolan Kienitz Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 Simply exquisite. Well done, Chad.
Richard Moore Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 Very handsome, Chad. I hope the cows, goats and chickens appreciate all your work. Maybe trim the brush or cut down a few trees so the humans can get more than a quick peekaboo view as they drive by? Click to Enlarge 88.78 KB
Jerry Simon Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 Architecture & craftsmanship at it's finest. Bravo.
John Kogel Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Were you working from ladders only? Or scaffolding? Is no gutters normal for your area? I'm not saying you need them or even want them, just curious that they were not originally installed.
Chad Fabry Posted September 16, 2013 Author Report Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks for the nice words everyone, it means a lot coming from a generally critical crowd. Richard, thanks for pointing out the gap in our vegetative barrier, I'll have to get something planted there ASAP. John, the house had gutters when we bought it but they were ugly. I tiled the foundation and fixed grade;there's no issue with water even after significant events. We removed all the trim and did the restoration on the ground. There was a lot of epoxy and lead paint to deal with. The restoration and containment of the nasties was easier on terra firma. When we did have to work high we used my ancient Lull and a 4x12 work station I built for the forks. Click to Enlarge 73.7 KB Click to Enlarge 72.67 KB Click to Enlarge 62.13 KB Click to Enlarge 86.44 KB
Les Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Looks nice! I wonder what the poor folks is doing?
hausdok Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Chad, If you want a restoration job, I know a lady in Seattle that has a 103 year old Italianate that's going to need about 160 linear feet of rotting cornice and brackets restored. The entire cornice is sagging about four inches all around. It's so bad that some nut job went around the house and installed 2 by 8s as diagonal braces under every other double s-curve bracket. Built-in tin-lined gutters with huge holes gnawed through a pretty elaborate brim of fancy molding by rats that I'm guessing have established their own government and separate state inside the cornice. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike
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