Thirty-nine tubes of caulking have given their all for the siding and trim on the exterior of Ruth's Ridge. I have daubed, smeared, smoothed and pumped white latex and siding-matched, oil-based caulking into every siding and trim join, over every nailhead, around every window and door of this place. It's amazing to me how this fussy job has rendered the house so much more visually appealing and finished-looking. But for 83 feet of parging, the exterior is truly winter-ready.
Final grading, grass seeding and stairs next spring will mark completion of all outside work. Inside is another story, but one that is not nearly as daunting as once it was. Four biggish projects remain: baseboards & casings, stone cladding of the post behind the eventual woodstove, building and installation of the laundry-room cabinets, and construction of the guest bedrooms in the basement.
Tomorrow and tomorrow and, yet again, tomorrow.
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