The siding went very well I think. I will say I would have never tackled this job if my son wasn't in a business with access to shears, brakes, milling machine etc. Plus access to aluminum materials. I got the 4 sheets of 4x10 .032 aluminum for $288.00, The VHB tape was about $240.00. We sheared the sheets at my son's shop. Then I hung them, marked the cut outs, and did them with an air cutter. That went very fast. Next was VHB tape. Instead of the expensive VHB tape at the windows and door, I used the butyl tape under the aluminum as it was getting screwed down there anyhow. I used all of 46 yards of VHB with exception to about a foot. Today my brother and I cut and fit all the rigid 1" Rmax insulation in the walls, and also mounted the jack brackets temporarily. I'm going to remove them so I can caulk under them and the screw holes. I have the aluminum frame for the old door. The wood core was rotten. I will narrow the frame to fit the opening, then use aluminum on the outside, and paneling on the inside. My original plan was to go on to the interior once the skin was on and it was insulated. I may tackle the roof next. That needs the exterior gone over and painted. Then the Fantastic fan, lights and headliner. After that, the lift panels, and canvas. Once that is completed but not installed, it's back to the interior. The pictures may look a little funky as the plastic protective coating on the aluminum is pulled away in some pictures.
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