Links to pages of progress of new siding.

We're getting new siding. The old T-11, particularly on the south side. was falling apart.
T-11 is 1/2" plywood, with 1/4" grooves cut into it, so it doesn't look like plain plywood.
At 45 years old in the sun and rain, one really cannot complain.

Along the way, the twenty year old, 20-year roof, has also seen better days, so what the heck.
And the drain in the driveway has always been a problem, so part of the driveway is new.
OH, and while on the roof, we're not changing the solar panels, but we are getting new inverters,
and a battery to keep the freezer and refrigerator, and a few other things running when PG&E goes out.

Everything costs more these days. We can swing it, but it did put a noticeable dent in our savings.
We're okay -- not heading for the soup line -- but we probably should be a bit more frugal.

The new siding is James Hardie fiber cement board, which is supposed to be good, and fire resistant.
It'll also look much nicer than the T-11 that's being replaced.
The process is: