No permit yet....but we have siding updates

Unfortunately, no permit yet. Apparently, its still with the city but has been moved to plan review from zoning. Its getting so late. We need to start ASAP!

The only new news is that the metal siding quote finally came in with a favorable result. Its one-third the cost of the cedar shiplap with the advantage of being virtually maintenence free. Now we only have to choose from one of the profiles below, then choose the color. Color is always the hardest...the available options never seem to match what I have in mind...

Both Jason and I like them all equally but I think the scale of the IC-72 is maybe too large. The other two are the front runners. We should be getting some samples soon of both these wall panels and the roofing panel colors.

Note: these wall panels are from http://www.metalsales.us.com/

V-Line-32 profile

IC-72 profile

7/8" corrugated profile

Siding on our "Bookends"

As usual, we (mostly me, not Jason) have a hard time sticking to a decision on the siding at the last minute. Right now its cedar shiplap with an 8" reveal. Other options are metal panels like Hive uses on their modular homes or regular corrugated galvanized panels. Still waiting on quotes before we make our final last minute decision.

One advantage of the shiplap is being able to change the color with stain. Who knows if you can paint the metal if you get sick of it? Probably wouldn't work very well. But it is maintenance free. Oh, I could debate the pros and cons all day....I guess it will come down to cost. Doesn't everything?