the soffit metal going back in place, nice deep overhang

the small attic window

Yesterday I went up on the rear porch(closed in)roof and re-installed all the metal soffit pieces that were ripped of in a couple of storms with tremendous wind gusts last fall. It's been installed over nice bead board, but it would be too much work(and toxic lead paint) to prep and paint. While I was up there I decided to have a look into the attic from the vent opening in the gable end. Well, to my surprise, the vent had been installed over a closed window, so no venting was going on- at least not from the rear. I removed the vent and opened the little window and then put mesh over the opening. Someday I will put in a real vent or maybe an exhaust fan. I did look in and see some old loose insulation, not much depth- but better than none. Maybe in the fall I will see about adding a good 10" of something new- suddenly it became too hot and humid/sticky to be in any attic. I think I'm now caught up with all the pressing exterior work I wanted to get done before some inspector came by and wrote me up.

Today the end of the outside work bench(under the east lean-to) got "sided" with salvaged cedar fence boards.This creates some weather proof storage on the other side.