Dormers

I have been trying to make the house weather tight before winter gets here.

The dormers have holes in the sides from the old wooden siding has been falling apart. I had to figure out a way to work on them without renting a lift truck.

I do have a safety harness but was not wearing it for the light work.

I was able to finish one side. Will update tomorrow with the finished project.

Houseboat floor

Went to the boat this weekend so I could finish up the flooring on the front deck. I was down to all the hard cuts so I needed my bigger miter saw.

It took about 7 hours but we finally got the pieces cut and glued down. Kerry did most of the sanding and wiping down the pieces. I did the cutting, measuring, and glueing.

The newly cut pieces look like they are a different shade but they just need to fade like the others.

Weather tight

Took two days and the house is once again sealed against the weather.

I think it looks better. I will eventually get the new window in. I have to make the window. I want it to match the other old windows.

I finally got around to removing the French doors that used to open on to the deck.

It made a pretty big hole in the house.

I was able to get the opening closed up for the night. I will need to make it weather tight tomorrow.

Bathroom

This is what the bathroom turned out like after my little remodel job. Kerry stepped through the ceiling so I had to redo the ceiling and figured while I was at it I would redo the drywall on the walls. Since the walls were open I decided to put in insulation. Since the walls were open I decided to rewire the electric since they did a terrible job when the added on. Since the walls were open I decided to replace the galvanized water supply lines with PEX. Since the walls were open I decided to replace the galvanized drain lines with PVC. While the fixtures were out I noticed the left wall was 4 inches different from one wall to another in a 10 foot distance. I decided to rebuild the wall. I was going to tile the floor and couldn't get any wood to match the height of the subfloor so I went ahead and replaced the whole subfloor. But.... I was able to reuse the commode because I had just replaced it a year ago. I guess that is something.
Here is the bathroom after Kerry put the paint on the walls and I have the tile in but had to go to work before I could grout.

New deck

Since Kerry had such a good time helping on the roof I decided to reward her with a personal deck. Now she can sit right outside the bedroom window when the weather is nice and enjoy a book in private. She hasn't seen it yet so I hope she is surprised!
Here is a shot from a little farther down the roof.

And here is a shot of the new deck from the ground. I sure hope she is pleased.

New boat

I guess I should stay away from craigslist. I just have a hard time passing up good deals. I got this 1988 20ft cuddy cabin boat for 700 dollars. Just the trailer is probably worth that. I was going to buy it just for the engine parts that I need for my other project boat but this one is in such good shape I am going to keep it and put a new engine in this one.
You can tell how big it is when it is in the same shot as the Durango. I know, the last thing I need is another project... or another boat. I just couldn't resist.