The fellows who installed the eavestoughs (Rainman Seamless Eavestroughs out of Carleton Place) are the same chaps who are installing the siding on the garage. Andre and I have run out of steam and these guys were available and willing. It means we can have the building closed in this year rather than in the spring. Besides, we like them, and the level of service is pretty amazing. We were simply mentioning that the garage was the last thing we had to finish on the exterior, and the next day they were back with siding samples and prices. And the siding they sourced is cedar from Manitoulin Island, for only a couple more hundred dollars than what we would have paid for pine, which was our original intention. So we went from pine board and batten to cedar board on board and are very happy with our decision. It smells heavenly and each time we come and go from the property, we pause, inhale, and delight in our choice, but besides smelling good, it looks great. Can't wait to see the finished product. And no painting or staining required or desired. We both love the weathered look. A side note about the ladder they are using. It has come to be known as the "city" ladder. It is one of those that can be contorted into several positions. When I first brought it up the hill to the house while under construction, it was shunned. "Too small", "awkward", "not up to the task". I had bought it a couple of years ago to use painting the stairwell in our last house and it had only been used once, just before we moved, to do just that. Well, it appears that "city" ladder is not so bad after-all, as it assisted us here in ceiling strapping, tongue and groove ceiling work, soffit and fascia installation, interior painting, overhead trim work, siding on the front porch, electrical work, probably several more tasks that don't come to mind, and now again for the garage siding. If inanimate objects had life, it's become the ugly duckling of the ladder world.
