Intro First to Go Peachy Bloody Vandals Nuestro Apartamento Piers Cracking Trouble Siding The Wall Porch Entryway Front Wood Floors Anatomy of a Room Colors Kitchen cabinets More cabinets Pantry Yet another view Guest Room after moldings Lounge Dining Area Porch columns Kitchen Floor Kitchen/Family Rm. Floor

April 2, 2002 - We make the best of the foundation contractor's downtime to take care of a cosmetic problem.  A thorn in our paws, a bee in our bonnets, a burr under our saddles -- the nasty 1950s-era asbestos siding had to go.  Peddled in mass quantities to unsuspecting suburbanites as the answer to their painting and maintenance woes, this stuff certainly held up well; but do you really want something this ugly to last forever?  Fortunately, the original wooden siding had been well preserved by this dowdy covering.  Before - Tatty and ill-advised 1950s asbestos siding severely inhibits the aesthetic promise of our 1927 home. During - Hazardous materials specialists removed the offending tiles in just a couple of days, leaving behind some black backing paper that Jonny removed one long, tedious Saturday. After - The original shiplap siding, in need of paint but in surprisingly good condition, emerges from fifty years of slumber to face a vastly different - and in many ways disturbing - world.