We progress a little more. Almost 40% complete on the siding. More than halfway done on 3 sides. At this point I can only reach a handful more boards without a ladder or scaffolding. This is where it gets fun.
Only 12 more courses to go.
Working the windows into the coursing has proved tricky. Nothing is perfectly level or at quite the right elevations. I think I have it worked out for two of the windows. I'll let you know.
One issue with all the rain/moisture is that the wood is swelling. My 1/4" gaps are down to 1/16" in some places. This was expected at some level (thus the reason for the 1/4" gaps) but not while I was working on it. It is proving more difficult to get pieces of the same width in one continuous course. The break-up of the boards by windows, doors, and open joints is proving useful at this point. My fear is when I get the next load of wood (we only have enough to do half the siding at this point) is that it will be dry and not as wide.
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Hey, there... Justin of materialicious here. I don't know how far along you've gotten since this last post (???), but the trick with getting a new load of wood is to stack it outdoors nearby and let it acclimate for a while (like, a week or two) before continuing installation.
Hope everything worked out. The house looks fantastic.
Hey Justin:
I finally got re-started on the siding this past weekend. I laid all the wood out to dry for about a week before I started again. Some of it has started to shrink. I am just measuring carefully as I go at this point. It won't be as perfect as I would like but it is a natural material and I have come to accept that. I hope to have it finished this summer. Thanks for checking out the blog.
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