What Happened Next

 After the painting, I lost track of time.

Mauricio came by Saturday, April 20 and I paid him 50% for the gutters. The painters had finished the eaves, so he planned to install them the following week.

New gutters are white, seamless and slope perfectly, despite sagging fascias.

Mauricio (Mata Roofing) brought a truck with a seamless gutter machine.

Mauricio (foreground) had a new helper. Still took 10+ hours.

Tuesday, April 23, the painters finished and cleaned up after themselves while Mauricio and a new helper installed all the gutters and downspouts in one long day. I wrote a check to Una and a check to Mauricio (Mata Roofing) that day.

On Monday, May 6, Ernie came by and looked at the chimney and the post light. On May 10, I paid B&D Construction (Ernie) $1100 for his work re-pointing, waterproofing, and closing up the chimney. We agreed that he would set a paver over the flue that could be removed later if I want to use the chimney.

Ernie Gonzales
(206) 445 2897
bdhandymanllc@gmail.com 

Ernie pressure-washes the chimney.

The post light planter was falling apart. I hadn't noticed.

Ernie fixed it all up, re-pointed it and even painted the flaking green post.

Chimney after Ernie: no more air in or out. He attached the spark arrestor (for appearances) so that it won't blow off, but both flues are closed off.

The Maids came and deep cleaned the house Friday, because Jon arrived for a visit on Saturday, May 18. Frieda went to the hospital on May 25 and Jon flew home on Friday, May 31. I drove to Portland on June 1 and we had a big wind storm on June 3.

I began noticing that you couldn't even see the Douglas Fir by the driveway anymore.

The wind storm left stuff on the roof that I had to blow off with the leaf blower.

Funny artifact of the new metal valleys and the gutter covers. Luckily, it can be cleared by hand from the ground.

I installed new house numbers and bought a bench from Ikea.

The numbers are centered on the wall, ignoring the window.

New roof, new gutters, fresh paint.

Jon returned for the weekend on Thursday, June 13 and left again Monday, June 17. I flew to LA on Tuesday, July 2. Cruz Landscaping came July 7 and uncovered the trunk of the Douglas Fir by the driveway. 

We can see the Douglas Fir again, thanks to Cruz.

Next up (or soon): Time to replace the polyethylene carport. With what? Stay tuned.