Does the house need a lot of work?

Is a new roof, new exterior paint, tree clearing, landscape re-do, new floors, new kitchen, new bath, and a two-story addition a lot of work?!

Yes! The house needs a lot of work. But this is what we signed up for!

And where to start?

Well, we couldn't get insurance until the house was re-roofed, so let's start there. We hired a crew that appeared to have a lot of fun with lots of singing and laughing. That was on day one of what was supposed to be a one day job. Day two there was a little less frivolity. Day three has not yet been scheduled.

The contractor thought there would be one, maybe two layers of shingles to remove. Turns out there were three, including a layer of cedar shakes. Thus, the pile of roofing material they took off was two feet deep and about six feet wide around the house!

But they've done a great job so far. I hope they return with their day one energy!