South side complete! (well, mostly complete)

Just a quick post: the south side boards are all in place. Essentially. Almost. With the exception of a few hundred screws and a couple of small boards beneath the deck that you can't see, it is essentially done. I will say, of all the boards I've put up so far, these ones at the end of the cantilever were the biggest pain in the ass. Especially using an extension ladder that has to be moved every 10 minutes. And being afraid of heights doesn't help. Some of the boards need to be straightened a little bit which I'll do as I add the missing screws. Next: on to the back side.

More siding

Got a little further before the rain stopped me. South side is nearly complete. Just have the end over the deck (photos taken before the last few boards went up). It will be slow as I will need to use an extension ladder and move it around as I hang the boards. With a little luck the south side should be complete by the weekend. Then it's on to the north side...

Ignore the guards with chicken wire; they were necessary to get our certificate of occupancy and will be replaced.

Siding and ramps

Well, work and other things have been keeping us busy but I am finally back working on the house. Some siding arrived last week and went up this weekend. One side of the house is now completely finished! The south side should be following shortly. The rail is up on the ramp though the horizontal pieces need to be trimmed. Neil made some handrail brackets for us and those have been installed, sans handrails. So I'll be plugging away at the siding for hopefully the near future trying to get it complete by the end of the summer. Ignore all the junk on the ground; that's not part of the design.

The west side is now complete. The siding should gray out quickly and assimilate with the rest of the siding within a year, I would guess. The siding has been put up in four installments with as much as 6 months between and has grayed out nicely.

More on the south side, too. We're up to the top of the doors and ready to run the first course over the doors.

The railing is up on the ramp. The horizontal members just need to be trimmed.

Front view of handrail bracket.

The handrail will get mortised onto the brackets and sit flush with the underside of the top horizontal plate.