The warmer weather is here, so time to tackle the outdoor projects. The veranda rehab continues. Olds Cool is still temporarily down due to sorting out some AstroRoof alignment issues, but the weather here is supposed to tank this weekend so I should be able to get back to it soon.
In the meantime, there’s a ton of work to be done on and around the veranda. As I posted earlier, I spent the entire last weekend completely rebuilding the steps. They’re almost done, cut some aluminum corner pieces and glued them on the corners with PL Premium for protection from shovelling during the winter months. They just need painting now.
Ripped the old warped and rotted plywood fascia’s off, and installed some chicken wire dug down below grade to keep wayward varmints from getting in under the deck.
This is just the first section, eventually this will be done all the way ‘round to completely close it off. Then the first new piece of sealed and painted marine grade plywood went back on. Drilled and countersunk the screws and then filled them with wood putty.
The putty needs sanding flat, then new decorative corner mouldings will go on and it’ll all get a final coat of paint. All the rest of the trim and fascia needs redoing, I’ll just keep picking away at it until it’s done.
Here’s a couple of pictures of the rest of it, it’s looking pretty shabby and is overdue to be fixed and improved upon.
Right side:
Front, to the left of the stairs. You can see how badly the dark grey paint has faded compared to the fresh new paint on the steps:
Rest of the front:
Left side:
Couple closeup pictures of just how bad it’s gotten:
Once the critter-keeper-outer wire is installed all the way around and all the trim and fascia has been redone, I’ll be digging up/out all the old flowerbeds and re-setting/levelling the landscaping bricks too. The ground has settled so much in the past 15 years that it’s nowhere near level anymore.
The better half is going to have to transplant her plants temporarily, but it needs to be done and will be worth it in the long run.
Lotsa work to be done.
