Exterior Front: Before, During, and After

Before

Dad, standing on the front porch (such as it was) either shortly before or shortly after the house was purchased... summer 2015.

November or December, 2015

November or December, 2015

During

We removed 2 layers of siding, soffit, and facia (aluminium on top and the original wood underneath) and wrapped the house with Tyvek.  Beneath and between the layers was an unbelievable mess of peeling paint, blown-in insulation, lady bugs (living and dead) and dirt.  What miserable, hard, and time-consuming work it was!  

  As you can see, a lot of work as been done.  We stripped the old shingles, repaired any weak spots in the roof, and re-shingled. We've begun installing the new siding, which is vinyl, while the soffit and facia are a hybrid of aluminum and vinyl.  We also replaced the original, 1920's-era windows.  The yard is torn up... in this particular case, due to having buried the electric lines (which looks infinitely better than the rat's nest that was up above the side window when we started).

Here, the front porch as been removed (the roof is held up with boards) and I've cleaned out the crumbling mortar in the foundation.  Next, we will re-point the stone foundation with fresh mortar and build a new porch.   

After

Finished!  Well... almost.  We still need to install lattice along the underside of the porch, but it's otherwise finished.  Dad did a phenomenal job using Azek to replicate the original window trim.  The paint took months to cure because:  Azek doesn't absorb and moisture, the paint is heavily pigmented, and the summer was quite humid.  I was very concerned as to whether it would adhere to the Azek or not, but so far, so good!

Before and After