And the siding is rotten.

The house was power washed as part of the painting preparation. And of course more problems surfaced. Practically the whole west facing side of the house has downright rotten sidings. Part of it is due to the strong afternoon sun. Part of it is due to the broken downspouts spilling water onto the wood planks. On top of that the soil around the house is also over saturated and needs to be redirected.

The other area where the tree was (see previous post) suffers a similar fate and on top of it contributes to the chimney being crooked.

So painting the exterior turns into a siding removal, re-insulate, re-waterproof, plank replacement nightmare. I can just see extra $$$$. And what about the landscaping? Peter wants to pour concrete on the bad area to remove water from the house, but you can't just pour concrete here and there. Now the yard is a concrete jungle mixing with not too appealing plantation. The right thing to do is a complete re-landscape. But seriously, this is getting out of hand.

A side fact, do you know that a wood siding house needs to be painted every five years for good maintenance?
I surely didn't know that...