General / Off-Topic Thought I would share my (rather larger than I expected) home project with you guys...

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My house had vinyl soffit, and I hated the look of it. It extended past my fascia boards, had those valleys and grooves (in Houston, there are so many bugs that it's just a magnet for cobwebs)...

So I decided to replace it all with hardie plank (the soffit and fascia), and I figured while I was at it I would install recessed lighting on the eaves.

Took me a couple of days to get my rhythm down, but today moved along nicely. Only about 180ft of house to go :p

Enjoy...

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Man, it's a lot of work. As you can see in the pics, the vinyl soffit was installed straight over the old plywood. So there is more demolition than I had anticipated. But I'm enjoying the project.

I'm my own worst critic, too. Ever gap over 1/8 inch, every angle or board that doesn't line up perfectly... that's what I see. I haven't even filled/sanded/painted yet! I need to step 10 feet back and just take in the big picture. I think I'm doing a fine job so far.
 
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vindelanos said:
My house had vinyl soffit, and I hated the look of it. It extended past my fascia boards, had those valleys and grooves (in Houston, there are so many bugs that it's just a magnet for cobwebs)...

So I decided to replace it all with hardie plank (the soffit and fascia), and I figured while I was at it I would install recessed lighting on the eaves.

Took me a couple of days to get my rhythm down, but today moved along nicely. Only about 180ft of house to go :p

Enjoy...

https://i.imgur.com/OmlLV4n.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VpOVJDR.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Zf8xCTF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4f6aHJ7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BHJrnQp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rLJh2Wl.jpg

Man, it's a lot of work. As you can see in the pics, the vinyl soffit was installed straight over the old plywood. So there is more demolition than I had anticipated. But I'm enjoying the project.

I'm my own worst critic, too. Ever gap over 1/8 inch, every angle or board that doesn't line up perfectly... that's what I see. I haven't even filled/sanded/painted yet! I need to step 10 feet back and just take in the big picture. I think I'm doing a fine job so far.
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i saw your reflection, commencing identity theft now *hacking mainframe*
 

Jenner

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That's awesome! Congrats!

You are more handy than I. :) Last weekend I tried repainting some rafter tails that are pretty high up on my house. Three were pseudo-reachable, and I did them, but the last two are so high I would have to climb up on my roof and hang over to reach them, or stand on the top of my ladder. Since I am attached to living, I decided not to. ;)

Your project looks good, man! Keep it up! :)

I live in Arizona, so the worst thing for us is sun damage. And boy does it really fry anything exposed...

Random thought - ditch that Dish TV. Streaming is where it's at. ;)
 

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Jenner said:
That's awesome! Congrats!

You are more handy than I. :) Last weekend I tried repainting some rafter tails that are pretty high up on my house. Three were pseudo-reachable, and I did them, but the last two are so high I would have to climb up on my roof and hang over to reach them, or stand on the top of my ladder. Since I am attached to living, I decided not to. ;)

Your project looks good, man! Keep it up! :)

I live in Arizona, so the worst thing for us is sun damage. And boy does it really fry anything exposed...

Random thought - ditch that Dish TV. Streaming is where it's at. ;)
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For us it's damp and humidity - so I have to make sure I'm diligent about caulkking my seams, and I need to make sure I put that drip edge back up under the shingles.

Thanks for the feedback!

As for the dish - man, that's old. It was here when I bought the place and isn't even hooked up. The only reason it's still there is because if I took it down I'd have to patch the roof :D
 

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But, but, but... the absolute abomination of unducted vias, twist-cups and electrical tape absolutely must be abolished.
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That's temporary - just capped the wires while I worked on pulling everything down. After the fact, it was re-purposed for the recessed lighting :)

That line stayed pretty-much the same, but my new lines are all sheathed and everything is fed into the the connector boxes for the new lights.

Then again, it is a 70 year-old house, so there's all kinds of mess up there... :p
 
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Nothing against you personally - but things like that get people fried when lightbulb housings break and make the popular aluminium cladding live at mains voltage :(

Of course, I wish you all the best success with your refit :)
 

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Asp Explorer said:
Nothing against you personally - but things like that get people fried when lightbulb housings break and make the popular aluminium cladding live at mains voltage :(

Of course, I wish you all the best success with your refit :)
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Well, you have to explain it... I don't understand? The wires are shielded, the bundle has a plastic/rubber sheath. I mean it's standard 14/2 wire. It's connected inside the shielding boxes of the fixtures.

What's wrong with it?
 

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vindelanos said:
Well, you have to explain it... I don't understand? The wires are shielded, the bundle has a plastic/rubber sheath. I mean it's standard 14/2 wire. It's connected inside the shielding boxes of the fixtures.

What's wrong with it?
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Seems alright, as long as the light housing is of decent quality and the wires are firmly fastened I wouldn't worry too much.

I'll send Jenner round to do the tricky bits :D
 

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Well, the house hasn't burned down yet, and I survived my first rain.

I did notice some leakage in one spot, but it looks like something that will get resolved when I get the drip-edge up this weekend.

Still need to hit two sides of the house. Here are some before/after shots of the side-yard.

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