I had a surprise Monday when I went up to the house to answer some questions about the framing inspection. Painting had started.
I was surprised because it had been 21 F in the morning and had barely reached above freezing by late afternoon. I thought it was too cold to paint, but apparently not.
The body of the house is being painted a color called Hunt Club (not hunter green as I had thought earlier). The trim will be a light beige, which may not be far from the color of the unpainted trim you can see on the soffit. We both think we will like it. We picked out the colors using a Sherwin Williams application that lets you apply colors to an image of a house, so this is the first time we have seen the actual color. The vinyl windows are white and shouldn’t be painted. Leah found that odd since the trim will be beige but the windows will be white. The garage doors will also be white.
I didn’t do much to this image (taken with my iPhone) to try to keep the colors as true as possible. We both think we like the color. It was hard to tell for sure from the computer images we looked at.
We plan to use artificial stone on the bare concrete foundation. The pile of construction debris is still there. I’ll cull the useable leftovers and maybe some burnable pieces and then, one day, haul the rest off to the landfill.
The painters said they will be back Tuesday morning after it warms up above freezing. It’s supposed to be in the mid 20’s for a low Monday night, but it’s supposed to reach into the 50’s by afternoon
The questions I was going to answer were from a couple of carpenters working for the framer. The answers were fairly easy this time, and the guys should be back Tuesday morning to work on the issues the building inspector noted.
The plumber still has to install a few additional nail guards to protect drain and supply lines.
The next step is insulation, which I plan to start soon. The electrician also has a little work to do inside the walls. Once all of that is done and the inspector passes anything that will be hidden inside the walls, I’ll get a drywall contractor started.
I love that color!
Pablo — I had imagined it as a house in the woods, kind of like rangers’ offices and things at parks. I think it will look good. At least I hope so.
The color is great! That green will be welcome during gray Southeastern winters.
Minnie — It’s all done now, including trim. We are both liking it so far. I tend to be pretty conservative on things like paint colors, but I think this turned out pretty well.
Nice color! We’re going to be replacing the siding on our house and will be having to make choices like this. We’ve always gone with deep reds, but now it might be time to go in a different direction. It’s good to see your house. It looks lovely!
Robin — I’ll have to get a shot showing the half-circle shingles on the porch gable. They are painted the trim color. The only things not painted are the pressured treated porch posts and railings.