Our tenants were happy to have us come do this and Murray and Linda (our friends next door) had offered to put us up so it was all go!
To recap: the house before we started.
The work begins. Windows are stripped by Murray and Linda and their repainting begins. At the same time I was working my way around the walls with the yellow colour. I had to be careful up the ladder in my pregnant state and so let Murray do the high bits.
Mark was to work on sundry tasks from stormwater separation (from the sewage) to garage doors to fixing a lock or catch or too, and my job was painting along with the girls. We also hired Murray to paint the windows and then needed him to apply the 2nd coat of yellow after we left.
Murray paints the 2nd coat on the front windows. Each window was totally stripped and Mark cut out all rot. Murray and he carefully filled them in. Mark also painted under the eaves 'castlecliff' as it goes that shade with the sand blowing in anyway!
Caroline and Sophia liked this job. They followed behind me filling in any 'missed spots'. Even with a stucco roller it was hard to get every crevice.
Sophia painting out any window paint that went on the wall.
Looking better than ever! We were getting many compliments from passersby by the time we got half way round the front.
Mark begins making new doors for the garage. The old ones were so bad that our tenant felt unsafe parking his car in there. Could have been 'cos a two year old could break in!
The master craftsman at work. He had them up and locked in a day. My hero!
Caroline beside the completed and stained doors. Later we added an extra little bit to cover the top area above the door.
The back yard completed. Two coats are on, painted by moi and my girls.
Window with castlecliff colour on the roof.
Chris (Murray's boarder) helps by digging the spot for a soakhole for the drainpipes to feed into (so no rainwater goes into the sewage as dictated by the council).
Redoing the spouting to fit the new arrangement.
Painting a front fence post.
