Readers, Here are final closeup views of our roofing job on the Laura Hawkins house.
Here is Laura's new crown.
Here's what it looked like before the roofing job:
Didn't this look like the cone roof of an abode occupied by trolls or fairies as illustrated in children's storybooks? We hated to see this go (NOT!), but we feel the new roofing looks much more professional. The very tip of the cone has been sealed and will eventually be fitted for a cupola...
Moving eastward...
And looking toward the Mississippi...
Remember what it looked like before the job?
Here's the drop that would befall a less-than-watchful roofer:
Here's a closeup shot...
Here's a closeup of the original roof...
Even Laura's garage got the treatment:
Watch for my upcoming post on the “unveiling” of the Laura Hawkins house. This was a community effort that shed the home exterior’s green scales right down to its original clapboard, as built in 1897.
1 comment:
Ill be checking out your progress. I am dying to see the asbestos siding come off. I'm sure there will be a lot of nice shinglework and clapboards underneith. I was a volunteer worker of an Eastlake vicorian here in Jacksonville,FL. Look up Jacksonville Historic Society, Merrill House and see what we started with. In looking at your front porch, its been redone. The proportions look all wrong and the supporting posts re too thin. You have a real treasure to work with. It'll be a long haul but you will it to be worth it.
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