Our home is 27 years old and the siding has started to separate in places. On a whim, I took a door-to-door salesman's pamphlet, passed it on to Paul and figured he could tell the people "not interested" when they called back. We had no intention on taking on this kind of expense. If we spend money, I want it to be for two tickets to Greece. Well, one thing led to another, and we now have new siding! Yikes! What just happened!? What happened was, we really got a good deal and we realized that it needed to happen in the next 3 years and we could handle the cost now better than when Matthew is in college or on a mission. When they pulled the siding off, we found water damage on the back wall, so it's a good thing we didn't wait. I love the color - coastal sage - which is a pale green even though it looks blue here (so glad not to be the same as everyone else) and it's all insulated, so we are noticeably warmer (just ask Nadine whose room is above the garage - she claims it was 8 below in her room two weeks ago - whatever...). We plan to paint the trim and the garage door a forest green to match the shutters. Looks like my rendezvous with Greece will be postponed a few years....at least I'll be warm while I wait.
3 comments:
Awww I like it! It sounds and looks like it was worth the money. :) How selfless of you to post-pone your trip to let your house get a little face-lift. :) And hopefully you see a bit of a decrease in your heating bill to top it off. :)
I can not wait to see it! The new color sounds beautiful and will certainly help your home stand out amongst the neighbors homes.
I am sure it was a great relief to have someone else do this for you. We have siding on our house and love that it doesn't need painting. One less thing for Nadine to stress over.
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