Opening up the Eaves out of Necessity - Critters!

[Sara]

Afraid to open up that repair till I'm ready to do the repair properly.

Exactly. I have a Metabo Paint Shaver coming so I can experiment with removing the lead paint/priming/repainting the exposed bits - but removing all of the vinyl is going to be quite the undertaking. I want to make sure that I'm absolutely ready for it or don't delve too deep right away. I'm going to start with those eaves and the porch.

This probably isn't a forever house for me so in some ways you have to be smart about where you spend your efforts. While still being fair and doing right by the old girl.

[wletson]

Sorry, a bit late to the party, but "Holy crap, that looks soooo much better!"
The squirrel may have been a jerk, but look what he showed you. That looks great with the rafters exposed again.
I've just completed a back porch to my place, trying to look craftsman style, so I am a big fan of what you have.

[Wackyshack]

Be blessed it wasn't worse.... did you read about these people in PA??

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/02/11/f ... /21141546/

[Don M]

Be blessed it wasn't worse.... did you read about these people in PA??

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/02/11/f ... /21141546/

That's disgusting!

[SouthernLady]

[Sara]

Be blessed it wasn't worse.... did you read about these people in PA??

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/02/11/f ... /21141546/

That's disgusting!

Yeah... that's really nasty.

[matchbookhouse]

I feel sorry for the people in PA, but was bemused by their comment about getting a home inspection, like that would even cover a situation like this. Did they honestly expect the inspector to open up walls to check for animal carcasses? C'mon!

[homescribehistory]

Wow, this makes me want to go rip off my aluminum soffits right now! Wife probably wouldn't be too happy when she got home though...

[Wackyshack]

Homescribehistory when I tore off the siding to my house they had ripped the roof returns off and I had huge holes, they took off the rain guard, the caps over the windows and chopped the sils... I had a huge amount of things to repair, just preparing you for the unexpected.

[homescribehistory]

Yeah I won't actually be doing this until at least next summer, when I'm actually prepared to do it with time and money. I'll hope for a result similar to Sara's.