Siding + Decking
(and interior wood)
Shingles - from Canadian Bavarian
Calculating our costs: Here’s what we need for the shingle siding - 1013 square feet (X1.25 for extra) which runs to 12.5 Squares. Squares are $290 each for #1 Premium Red cedar. That comes to $3,625.
If 2 people can put up 1 square per day (12.5 X 16 Hours X $50 per hour) then the labor costs will be $10,000 (high estimate) or if 2 people can put up 2 squares per day then the labor cost will be $5,000. There could be additional savings if the hourly rate can be reduced. 5 inches to the weather…
For a total of between $8,625 and $13,365 not including the pre-staining of the shingle which is happening off site the house should look grand.
Shingling was done on site by a true master - Ralph Amos. He works by himself and has been at the trade.
Siding materials and how to estimate them
Olivia at Scott & Scott worked up all the wood takeaways measuring the wood we needed for the interior and the exterior right down to the foot. We were able to achieve efficiencies by having Canadian Bavarian take care of prepping the wood - with primer and painting two coats to save on work on site. This became especially key when the pandemic required social distancing. There were a couple of hitches - involving staining versus painting which entailed the involvement of Woodland Plank and extra shipping charges No doubt the Canadian Bavarian material is impeccable and Steve at Woodland Plank did great work with the Saicos stain. Knitting and purling during a pandemic. We had a number of paint and stain parties under the tent in the backyard. Our friend Dr. Jim Sparling was incredibly valuable - getting the job done and inspiring all of us to do our best.
You’ll see fire hydrant photos when we don’t have an appropriate image at hand
See the after photos for the finished product.
Decking - local versus extra durable
Fir, cedar, kebony or …. pros and cons of various materials were considered. Fir and cedar won out. We used fir on the front porch and cedar one the back decks. See the results in the after photos. The decks are silvering as they age naturally. We have had to stain the front porch anew as footprints appeared.
Decking and Porch
As of late April 2020 he back deck is taking form. The front porch is ready to receive a membrane. The roofer will be in to prepare the deck for surfacing. As we get close to the finish line in January 2021 the decks are on and the porch railings are being finished with powder coated steel to lend stability to the battens. There was quite steam of specialists involved - offer for the membrane, shingler for the walls, battens, decks and porch put up by the Frontera crew, metal workers for the railings, stone mason for the steps leading to the front porch.
When we got the house it had no porches - the front porch had been enclosed. We revealed it. Instead of a leant laundry at the back, a of the house, we built a deck off the new dining room . Another deck built over the kitchen is accessed from an upstairs study/bedroom. The views are great to the Olympic Mountains over a Garry Oaktreeling along a ridge. Out front the house meets the street and neighbors in a more felicitous fashion.
