Exterior Detailing

Behold.

This has been my life at work for the last three weeks. Exterior detailing.
My old work mate R sums up the way I feel about this perfectly when he said "What is that? Is it outside? Oh. Well when I go outside my brain starts to fade.....but when I come back inside I can think clearly again. And by the way, where is the fabulous wallcovering and fabric??"

Exactly. The closest thing to specifying any colours is when I get to say that the flashing should match the cladding. CLADDING. What a strange word.

My favourite is when I get sketches like this to go from.

It's a good thing I'm not a liar - I told my bosses in my interview that my experience with this stuff is limited. I've worked on a couple exterior projects so I know what stuff is, I just don't necessarily know all the rules and how it's put together.

Actually I'm learning a lot and I've also realized how much I learned from an old friend and former work mate. Holy crap was he ever anal, but damn did his details look SWEET.