Weather Boards

One of the things we need to do before we sell is to paint the side of the house, as there is quite a bit of paint flaked off, due to the fact this side of the house gets the worst weather.If the rain comes from anywhere, it comes from the west and hits this wall straight on 80% of the time.

Unfortunately Steve discovered, when he was sanding and undercoating the boards, that several of the weatherboards also needed replacing, not that we are picky, just that you really can't sell a house with weatherboards that have holes in them where you have stuck your finger through. Really is polite to change them rather than just fill them and paint them!

Anyway, Pete (Steve's Brother) has come down for the day to assist Steve in changing the boards over, due to the fact he has this van full of wonderful gadgets and gismo's that any boy would fall in love with. Steve had everything planned, got all the boards ready for when he arrived, knew they may have to shop for a few minor items but other than that no problems.....

Well, no one counted on the torential rain we have had today till lunch time, so now the garden is like a mud bog! and even though it has stopped and the drive is now dry, the edges in the grass are not, so everytime you drive over the edge of the grass, it looks worse than before. (lets hope all the rain has gone before the 1st open home, as the garden looks a mess with all the soggy grass)Or for the fact that we would need more board than we had already brought, or for the fact that different walls on the house had different size boards on them and also the fact that Steve had brought bevelled boards, as he thought thats what shape they were, only to find when they are removed that they are in fact straight boards.

So the time is now 4pm on Sunday afternoon, they are making a mad dash, as I type, to Bunnings about 20 kms away to get the correct board, in the correct size and the correct amount, before the rain returns and the daylight disappears.

I just hope they tidy everything up when they have finished.

Oh the joy of fixing up the house, I wish now we had been rude and cheap and just filled and painted it and hope none of the potential buyers ever noticed it!!