Repurposing Again

Bill and I have a difficult time throwing good things away. We reuse to save money and to save our landfills. It may take a little more work on our part, but most of the time we enjoy the work.

Need to get the siding up on the back garage wall so the gutters can go up. The garage roof is still not finished but it's close enough for the next steps to continue.

 First thing to do is take the J-channel down from the front of the building. This is the channel that your metal or vinyl siding sets in. We are putting metal siding up on the back of the garage so it matches the West Wing and the back of the Residence, You see all three buildings together when you pull around back to go into the garage; so we want them to be the same.

 Once the green J-channels are down they are wiped off and then spray painted to match the siding.  I found that a 2x4 was the exact height I needed to prop these guys up to get them off the ground. Couldn't believe that Oklahoma had a still non-windy day to do this project when we wanted to and didn't have to wait.

 If you are doing a spray paint job and you want a really good finish and so your trigger finger doesn't go numb or lock up you need to get one of these guys.It snaps onto your can and is very comfortable. You can spray so evenly with it, it is a great invention.

 Then off to the back of the garage and start nailing the J-channels on.

 It got really hot so we stopped before we began putting up the siding. See Bill's new hat? I  got each of us one. The flap comes down over our necks, and the bill is really wide. Lots of sun protection. Bill's even works so that the ear muffs he wears while mowing fit right in between the brim and the flap.