... and the garage was made ready for the roofers. The fascia board was put up ready for Dave to fill and paint ...
... and the bracing plywood sheets were nailed up.
All was going well and Dave had filled the holes on the fascia and started to paint when a torrential downpour arrived. So heavy that even our builders were forced to seek shelter and the rain washed off much the paint. It was amazing, you could see the the marks of individual raindrops. But it turned out to be worse than that as the water got into the filler, even bits that had just been painted, and caused it to swell up. We hoped this might dry out and flatten out again but no such luck.
And just when Dave was wondering if he was going to sort this out before the roofers returned, his next job arrived. The first 20 sheets of external plywood arrived and these had to be painted before theyt could be put up. At an estimated 5 sheets today, the total of 140 sheets is set to take Dave .... a very long time. Will he keep ahead of the builders is the main question.
Anyway, the weather cleared up, the inner layer of plywood extended,
... and Dave's system for painting got underway.
Sunday is a lovely day and still the fascia is waiting attention. Fortunately our two daughters appear, ready and willing to help...
... but despite this, and a few additional panics over the replacement filler, somehow the job gets finished ready for the workmen next week.
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