The 'replace the missing shinges' project went so well that Larry decided to replace the not missing but damaged shingles. It didn't go so well- Apparently the previous owner had used some odd adhesive to repair them previously which didn't allow you to just simply replace them- he was out there chiseling away for an hour with more and more shingles needed to be replaced as collateral damage..
And that's when the person he'd called to give us a quote on replacing the gutters (the downspout's been missing since we moved in, too) showed up.
The shingles run into the gutter and there isn't a drip edge under them. SO.. the bottom 3 rows need to be pulled up, cut back, drip edge applied and singles replaced- because the roof wood there is rotting from the water damage.
And gutter guy looked at the roof and said "hey buddy, have you seen this side of the roof?"
So.. he called his roofing buddy who came out and gave us a quote to replace the whole roof (and honestly, we've know it probably needed a new roof for a while, but the whole spend-money-so-you-can-fix-a-house-you're-not-going-to-live-in concept still frustrates me) Who at the same time will paint the soffit a color other than fugly brown.
So-- the next projects are:
Paint the shutters
Backyard landscaping
Find a way to get the movers here sooner or a way to re-arrange our schedule so we can move-
Turns out that Ensign whats-her-name-who-arranges-movers does't return calls, so Larry had to call someone else who told him to apply online and NOW they say "well, that's not enough time for me to put it in the computer" The soonest they think they can be here is fully 9 days after we wanted them here.
Grumble grumble grumble...
It apprears Larry will be here with the movers by himself and driving up by himself while I fly stright to CT to take care of the kids/relieve my mother with about enough time to pack the van and turn around and come back for graduation. Fun Fun times...
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