Soffit vents, eaves, and the porch

Have I mentioned the extreme heat this summer? It is 7:45 pm right now as I write and it's still 97! I just sat outside for a half hour reading and almost fell asleep; the heat was wrapped around me like a blanket, accompanied by a soft breeze. Goodness knows how the Kiwis work through the day. Speaking of heat, today vents were cut into the soffits--very important for cooling the attic in the summer! My roof is a hip roof, without gables, which is where many roofs are vented. These new vents should help my energy efficiency:

Also, the old gappy front porch floor started to disappear, and the windows were framed in:



Finally, the overhang over the old back door was removed, and the rotten fascia also removed, to be replaced:

That's it! Come back tomorrow for more.

More siding...

It's Friday! That means I'll probably actually get some sleep in the next two days. Actually, the reason I'll sleep is that Mary Alice came by after work today to admire the house with me and as usual we had a great long conversation which involved me drinking a lot of red wine (two whole glasses, which means I'm just a little loopy right now). So here's what we were admiring:

Check it out! A whole side of siding! There's also a new sill on that rotted window I told you about the other day:

And the two weird closed-up windows on the front porch have been partially framed in:

This weekend I need to figure out what my deck is going to look like (ack!). And I need to make some salad and a iced tea to take to a picnic with friends at a local production of Beauty and the Beats in Zilker park. Perfect Austin summer event!