Mock Up The Exterior

Because of the history of the Cypress shingles, it is important to us to salvage and keep as many of the shingles as we can. All of these old-growth Cypress trees and forests are now extinct.

Doing mockups is the best way for us to visualize the finished product. I do it for a lot of larger projects. Right now, we're playing with colors for the exterior. Our first choice is the lighter stain with black trim. Staining the siding this color will be dependent on how the test staining goes. If we're not happy with what we get, then we will go with our second choice (which we still love) the black stain and white trim.

We are just in the beginning stages of this part. There is a ton of wood/shingle replacement that has to be done. Some of the beadboard fascia is dry rotted, and so is some of the window trim. We have a lot of missing, loose, and cracked shingles that will need to be replaced, and the correct i.e. matching cedar replacement shake shingles still need to be determined.

It's going to take a lot of time and work to get the house ready for paint and stain, so we have plenty of time to figure out the color choices.