Building facade repair

Sunday was a lovely fall day and I spent it with Darrell painting the facade of Berry and Berry Floral in Gardiner. It was a good way to get out and be productive and enjoy the sunshine. At the start the facade looked like this.


We scraped, patched and caulked from about 8:30- 1:30, including spraying expando-foam at the bottom. There was a bunch of sand and dirt packed in and I hope the foam will keep it cleaner and dryer over time. Ilana and Alden drove to the store for us and picked up replacement 1/4 round for the stuff that was punky and some wood for the top of the facade so rain would have a harder time getting behind the boards. As it was there was nothing there.
We used paint that matches the Berry and Berry store in Hallowell, to help with business continuity. We were going to add a second color (green) to the panels, but the green I got was not dark enough and just looked icky next to the red/brown. We painted over the test spot we started.
All in all the job took about 9 hours. We took a break for lunch at The Depot, just around the corner, but it was quick. I am impressed we got it done in a day.
Ta-da.