We have an 18 year old house that is now looking its age, poor thing; flooring is stained from grand kids (easy to blame them), tiles chipped and scratched, cabinet finish dried and flaked off and on and on. Since I've not been working much I decided now is the time to get in gear with the house.
I had planned to paint the fascia this week then start on painting my bedroom next week. I went out to take a close look at the fascia and found that 2 trees, which were shrubs when we moved in, are too close to the house. I thought I'd just quick clip a few branches off to access the fascia but when I climbed my ladder to the roof over the dining room I discovered a huge mess: dried leaves probably 6” thick, branches on the roof and animal nests in the debris. I called Dale and told him we weren't going anywhere except up to the roof to start cleaning.
When Dale got on the roof I pointed out how when debris is packed up on roofing or in the valleys that rain will actually back up and run into the roof causing water damage to ceilings and walls. Dale cleaned valleys that have never been cleaned and were now packed with debris and dirt while I clipped branches then we both swept off the tiles.
We discovered that the tree next to the dining room has a root that has cracked the patio slab and stucco is loose around the crack and the stucco on the garage next to the tree has cracked. Our neighbor had the big idea that Dale and I could remove the tree. I mentioned it to the family across the street and one son pipped up that he has logged trees before. That is next weeks job then I can finally paint my fascia.
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