Quick update

Sorry I haven't posted in so long. This month has been super hectic. Aaron is changing jobs, and has August 15th through Sept. 6th off between the two. He's been working like a demon while I've been languishing at work. Thus far, he has:
-addressed all the rotten wood on the front porch (it was much more extensive that we had originally thought, we'll post on that later w/ pics).
-finished stripping the paint on the front porch (again, porch post later), filled holes, sanded, and caulked around cracks.
-primed most of the porch (still waiting on some trim pieces we had to have custom milled at the lumberyard)
-ripped off lattice under porch, determined that me + hammer = unsalvagable lattice frames, and begun work on new lattice frames for under the porch

He also set up the new saw I bought him last month, busted up a big concrete slab for the fence guys, oversaw the fence guys, oversaw the guys who finally repoured our sidewalk correctly, and rebuilt the rock wall in the front flower bed.

If he gets the trim completed around the porch, then we'll be able to finish priming and painting this weekend. And we went to the beach for a week. I'm very proud of him for not lounging and playing golf during this time.

So, our list this week/weekend looks like this-
-Finish porch trim
-Prime porch trim
-Paint porch
-Move furniture for floor refinishers

Sounds pretty doable, and should leave time for project planning, attending a wedding, and hopefully creating some detailed how-to porch repair blog posts!