A Stain on Us All

Well, that worked out not very well. I think every stain was mentioned at least once, except for the ones we were leaning toward.

In all fairness, since the last picture, we put some samples of the shingles, the metal roof and the rock/brick exterior up next to the samples and landed on #8 (Redwood). I also did a sample of the rough sawn side, which will also need sealing and most of the colors came out dark.

To complicate matters, the garage, which also needs staining, is a rough sawn exterior which will certainly melt the garage into the woods.

So we are all poised here waiting for Ann to get off the phone with our builder, his assistant, his CFO Denise who are also weighing in on the stain color with #9.

For my part I went through the same thought process as Wendy. To wit: Step 1--'I'm not good at this stuff.' Step 2--the lighter stains. Step 3--the darker stains.

Ann wants tinges of red to come through.

All the time I picture Kurt poised in his driveway with the car running and his hand on the transmission shifter waiting to go to Mundelein or Libertyville to pick up the stain. The stain manufacturer is pacing back and forth among 5 gallon buckets waiting for us to decide upon the color. At the same time the builders are at the ready with their hammers to put up the siding.

Welcome to the Houthbuilding challenges.

Oh, yeah, I've got to order the in-house vacuum system this morning and get some materials for staining.