Covered up

When we purchased the house, it had aluminum siding that was really banged up in several areas. From day one, we wondered about what to do with the exterior. Our two choices were to fix the siding or take it off altogether. After receiving a quote for repairing the siding, we decided to cross our fingers and pull it off in hopes that we would find good wood planking and not another hot mess. 

Fortunately, good wood was there. 

We are in the process of repairing the rotten wood we found in places, patching holes and sanding down the existing remaining paint. Our first coat of primer looks amazingly good. The final coat will be a soft, creamy white color that will complement the bright white, energy-efficient, windows we will be installing.

After removing the aluminum siding, we found the worst damage to the original wood planking on the front porch. It has now been fixed. (We also have plans to refresh the front flower bed.)