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We had a lift again this weekend. I used it to take a nice photo of Eliot's chimney-securing work.
 
 
Before we could get any work done, we had to relocate Siggy's mini-cabin. I used the lift off-label to get it done.
Siggy and I installed battens on the south end of the house.


Siggy got pretty good at driving, so here he's driving, Siobhan's caulking, and dad's taking selfies for social media. It'll be fine.


 
 
Siggy planed a contour into the corner trim and primed it.
 
Sunday

We got to work on the high battens of the east wall.

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Christina cut the battens.
 

Guinivere helped installing a set of corner trim.


Jon installed faux beam boards under the peaks; they'll provide a nice way to terminate the tongue-and-groove soffits.

Siggy drove the lift back to the gate for the rental truck to pick it up.

 
Here are the two walls we got done this weekend. We didn't finish the low battens since they could be handled without a lift.

 

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