Peter needed some pictures of the electrical service coming into the house for National Grid. I think we both would have assumed that they have this kind of information on file, but apparently not. Peter’s going to handle the service upgrade from 100 to 200 amps. The service comes in from pole #12 on the opposite side of the street. The lot is fairly wooded and the lines brush up against more than a few tree branches. I’ll have to take care of that soon, probably an early weekend in March.
As a side note, you can see from these pictures that the paint is in tough shape. That’s another project Stephanie and I have been talking about. I’ll probably start re-siding parts of the house with cedar shingles and ditch the old clapboards. I’ll leave it natural as well – we both like that look a lot better than painted shingles. It should go without saying that I’ll replace all the facia boards with new and we’ll be choosing a nicer color that will go with the cedar. This is a piece-meal project, however, and I won’t be starting that until the spring/summer.
