The installers completed the gutters and soffits on the house.  It looks amazing.  It’s a small thing, but these tend to add up on a house.  We had the standard dark brown soffit and gutters.

I just have a different picture in my head of what I want the house to look like.  The siding is bad with lots of holes all over the place.  I’d also like the color to be darker.  I want to trim things out in a nice dark barn red.

I have plans for a craftsman style porch on the front that would be useful and inviting.  Right now, the front is straight up boring with a very strangely angled concrete step.  I want to look at the front of the house and it says welcome home. 

So the first step is done.  We hired someone to pull down the old and put up new soffits and gutters.  It took about 2 full days, but thye are done.  Now the color might semm bland, but it will evetually help to tie the color scheme together. 

We also purchased LeafRelief panels for the gutters.  Our plan is not to have to dig leaves or sticks out of the gutters again.  Right, Rick gets to do that job.  After he’s gone I figured Rich and I would draw straws every year.  The new panels means we don’t to worry about it.  Some of our friends haven’t had much luck with their systems.  We have one more tree that needs to drop leaves.  We should get a test of the new panels over the next few weeks.  I’ve got my fingers crossed.

So pictures of the new gutters and soffits were requested.  Here they are.

Yes, Sascha has free reign of her yard again.  She seems happy not to be restricted and is back to guarding against sqirrel attacks.