Fall 2010 decks and Summer 2011 siding

I'm a "little" behind updating the blog! That's because there hasn't been a lot of progress over the past year. Here's where we are:

Last fall we had to get decks built for both of the living room doors or the insurance company would cancel us. The decks are done and temporary boards are up for railings. Porches were going to get done this year but other things took precedence. Maybe next year!

The west deck from the yard. It's 12x16 ft.

The west deck from the doorway.


The east deck from the doorway. It's 8x12ft.

The east deck from the yard. Since the woodstove is just inside this door, the main purpose of this deck will be firewood storage.

This spring we decided to get siding on the house to protect our investment. After several evenings meeting with siding reps, we decided on American Remodeling. Great product! Lousy service! They started on May 5th and they still aren't finished! Their Montana office (and installers) are in Billings. It seems that they just don't want to make that 200 mile trip and stay away from home more than a day or two at a time! First it was weather problems. We can understand delays for that. Then one installer needed eye surgery and that caused a delay. And they ran out of materials twice and had to wait for deliveries. They were here Friday, with plans to stay in town until it was finished. It was the first time they were back since right after July 4th weekend! Well, some of the materials were the wrong color so now they have to wait for another delivery! At this point I'm just hoping they are finished before the snow flies! Not only have they not been here to finish, they have left piles of scraps all other the yard, along with their personal trash such as water bottles and fast food trash! Very disappointed in the service!

North side


West side living room
Note that they took the railings down so it was unsafe to use the decks ALL SUMMER!!!
Grrrrrr!!!


South side


East side.
You can see on the right, it is still red. That's the part they need to finish with siding. They also need to finish some of the fascia and other trim work. They said they will be back Wednesday. I'm not holding my breath!