The Daily Biff - Home Renovation Project: Exterior Painting: First Coat of Stain

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Tue, 02 Sep 2008

Home Renovation Project: Exterior Painting: First Coat of Stain
We are finally starting to stain and paint the exterior of our home. This is the culminating step for two projects: our attic conversion and our back patio and deck. We aren't completely ready for the paint around the back patio and deck, but we can't put off the painting crew any longer without getting so far back in their schedule that they might have to push us back until next spring. We are still waiting for the stell beam to be installed in our family room so that we can cut in our master bedroom door out to the deck. And there is a bunch of siding repair around the future door that has yet to be done as well. *sigh*

Today the first coat of stain was applied to all the cedar siding and cedar shingles. See below:

A first coat of stain was put on the rear dormers today.

A first coat of stain was put on the front dormers today.

We are also trying to decide on a house color, but nothing seems to really "pop" out at us.

Some sample colors that we are trying to decide between.

Pictured from left to right: "Chocolate Cocoa", "Gardener's Soil", "Roasted Coffee", and "Cowboy Boots".

:: Posted by rus on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:03 pm
:: Filed under /projects/exterior_painting

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