But headaches always grew into eruptions.

The frustrations the clients would go through when their buildings failed. With only the smallest movement to a resolve. The impossible feeling of those corrections, when finding a trade. Even the insanity of dealing with our own internal politics. It would break those who were not ready, for the unknowing and uncontrollable stress.

I learned very quickly, that I did not have a chance of accomplishing a single job from my desk.

Not without the sweat of another on the project.

The past week, I had begun a complete fascia and soffit repair for Peach Roofing.

Peach Roofing will be replacing all the shingles on this project. But damage from a fallen tree limb, coupled with years of little maintenance, and various pest infestations, has caused the boxing (the term for soffit and fascia combined) to need replacing.

And the material of choice for this project is fiber-cement.

Windows bring the world around us into our spaces.

Allowing us to know that the structures we reside in, are more than just a box. A view that shows who is coming and going. The time keeper, that gives us an idea of our position in the day. The meteorologist, confirming the weather.

But it also provides protection. Giving us needed comfort to feel sound within the walls we reside.

Most windows will perform their jobs effortlessly over their life. Yet it is only time before our surrounding environment takes it toll. This can be blamed on poor craftsmenship, the material used, or the missed maintenance. But overall can be an easy fix, knowing the necessary approach to repair. 

For this, I will be going over one of the biggest repairs I perform on windows. That being wooden window sill. And my approach to providing the protection needed to maintain these units.

Roofs can take a beating, but years of abuse can show the flaws in the structural design.