Long Awaited Face Lift

As the summer passed, we knew we were not going to be able to finish the outside ourselves before winter. We hired the Vinyl King to replace the gutters and windows and install new siding. We both took the week off from work for the face lift.
When the workers arrived early Thursday morning they got right to work. Joe Scalera ran the job. He said that bay window we ordered was the biggest one he had ever installed. When we looked in the truck and even the window guy was in awe of the size we knew we got what we paid for.

Click on any of these pictures to enlarge. some of this work was quite impressive. The workers took the old window out in no time. We were in awe of the big-ass-hole in the house when the old window was removed.
Getting the window from the truck to the front of the house was a job in itself, and it took six of us, Paul and Lee included to lift the window into place.
The crew of five quickly went to work performing their various functions with an impressive level of expertise. Once the window was secured, the insulation went up around it and scaffolding was erected to access all areas of the house.
It seemed like everywhere you looked more workmen were doing something. The rest of the windows were popped out and replaced with more efficient ones. Then the windows were framed. What was once old began looking brand new.
We stayed with white siding around the back of the house but the difference was measurable.
Lee had insisted on a six over one window design, and you don't see new windows like that often. It was a great choice and added lots of charm.
Looking out from inside the bay window is impressive. The center pain is 7 feet long by 5.5 feet high. That does not include the double hung windows on either side. This picture seems dark because the sun was behind the house, but the window brightens the living room all day long.
We chose a beautiful wicker colored shake siding for the front of the house. We loved how it made the brickwork look new. As the front of the house was covered we could see the character of our home was being transformed before our eyes. Vinyl King was remarkable.

As the workers wrapped things up late Friday afternoon we surveyed the job. Even out back where the color did not change, the new siding, windows and gutters made the house look brand new.

We began to worry if they were going to finish on time but they stayed until every last detail was addressed. Each member of the crew knew what he had to do.

Joe came by as they were finishing up. He looked over the job satisfied. He agreed that the colors and textures all worked beautifully together and still could not get over the bay window. Even though we had imagined how it would look when it was all done, we never expected the results to exceed our every expectation.

Our home was transformed into something of which we were quite proud.