The materials arrived last week for the trim, and so major progress is underway once again! The tower itself is now framed, sheathed and wrapped in tar paper, and the roof is finished, so now it just needs siding. And a clock, of course! The eaves are being trimmed out in reclaimed barnwood planks which are much wider than the original trim; the difference is pretty incredible. The wider planks lend a solid, substantial look to the roof lines, giving the building some age and some "heft" that it didn't have before.
The shutters, windows and remaining trim details will be repainted in a soon-to-be-determined color; local painter and handyman George Wilcoxen is getting a head start on the prep work - scraping, patching and priming the various pieces so he can start painting as soon as the paint is chosen.
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