Finally got back to installing base-boards and door casing in the main bath-room. I have been waiting for a day that is not too hot, so that I can do the cutting outside. Less of a mess to clean up. So that room is now complete, aside from the plaster painting.
Crack filling on the outside began today. Thought I would attempt the biggest crack first, which was a settlement crack. Of course, it was dead centre of the wall, on the long side of the house, exactly behind the propane tanks. But it is done. So now the plan is to go another winter and see if the patch stays before painting the exterior. Saves having to patch after painting. It's not that the patch will fall off, but the majority of the cracks occurred over metal strapping. So we are not sure if the metal strapping will cause the new repair to fail come freeze up. Only time will tell.
Mixed two colors of sanded grout together and came up pretty close to the existing plaster color, so aside from the texture being slightly different, it's difficult to tell where the repair has been done.
The garage has been tidied, re-arranged and gussied up, and gets lots of compliments from visitors. Even the birds thought so, as we had a pair of grey-crested fly catchers nest on one of the rafters. The two babies fledged today.
Screen doors are on the radar for next week.
