A way to remember my dad and help my daughter.

My daughter asked me to help do some work on her house since she is getting ready to sell it.

One of the things she needed done was to paint the fascia and soffit on the tall peaks and upper bedroom windows. The roof pitch is about a 5:12 so I asked her for a scrap of lumber.

Grabbing a piece of 1x8, I quickly put together a simple stand for the paint can.



It dawned on me just after I got done that my father showed me this simple trick ages ago when he helped me with painting my house and her childhood home.

Good memories!

 

Thanks man. It was a LONG day of driving and work but it was well worth it. My middle son showed up and helped too.

My "kids" impressed me with how hard they worked! Russ and I worked on the roof all day together. It was great showing him some things to look for as we worked and catching up with him.

Beth ended up taking us to grab some food from a food truck event for my birthday. Good day indeed.

 

I can relate schlot, everyday when i pick up a tool i can hear my Dad teaching me how to use it. Also when i have a great idea, it was usually one of his that i remembered. i am in the process of trying to pass it all on to the next generation, not having a lot of success.

 

Keep trying...I know from my kids that they don't seem to be listening but sometimes they actually are!

 

ironpony when they have kids and they go to do something that you always did with them, they will not only remember but will tell their kids about it just like schlot did. we have been surprised as well.

 

Schlot what a nice story and handy idea

 

Thanks all. I took a better shot of the fireplace insert that I built for her this past Christmas.

 

Made the trek again today to help my daughter out with her list. On the road by 7 this morning and made the trip just over 3 hours. It was perfect weather today.

Tackled more fascia trim painting today. Here is the before shot. Lots of dark color.



She wanted the fascia, trim and soffit painted white. This a shot of what we got done a couple weeks ago.



At first she wanted the second story siding also painted white but I convinced her to leave it alone until after we got the fascia and trim done. She loved it this way so we went on to other things on her VERY long list.

Painted the tall rear peak and another second story window like this today. She hates heights so guess who got the privilege?

We also rebuilt a wood fence gate, cut and prepped up a new formica countertop, did some general cleanup, followed by replacing parts of some rotting plywood fascia.



She had the old shingles that led to this damage, replaced a few years ago.

I then offered to take a pickup load of old boards, etc. with me so I could drop off at the landfill later this week. Time for a sandwich then the trip home.

Pretty tuckered out but well worth it.

 

I thought so too, but the soffits don't actually vent the attic. It's an odd design.