Rolling along

“Carry on Painting” is the name of the game at our place, hot sticky weather or not.  The soffits (eaves) are the next to be tackled and Robin decided to paint these with a roller, which he already had from a previous project, tucked away in the garage.  But, he thought, perhaps an extension handle to fit on the roller would make the job easier.  (Here comes his fear of heights and ladders again).  So around to the hardware shop he went, taking the roller with him, to purchase said extension handle.  Easier said than done, however.  In the intervening years while his old paint roller has been languishing in the garage, the sizes have changed (of course) and the extension handle would not fit.  So the purchases were, one extension handle, one new paint roller, and a roller sleeves to fit the new roller.  It’s just as well that his old paint tray was wide enough for the new roller.  Robin has been working well over the last couple of days and has been right around the house with his roller and speed brush, giving the soffits the first coat of paint in a long time. 

Painting with the roller

A fair bit of elbow grease was required to bring the shine back to our brass house numbers, which had been removed while the house painting went on.  Now they look almost as good as new and have been firmly screwed back into place.

No prizes for guessing our number

There are just a few touch-ups to do with the paint brush now before the job is over.  What next?  I think the decking needs some attention.  There’s always something to do, isn’t there?