This project is very typical of exterior repairs. Although the building is technically a Dutch Colonial rather than a true Victorian, it has many of the features (and potential problems) that Vics have.
In the pictures you can see the detail, including the lovely "spider" windows over the sun room. You can also see the extensive damage to the siding. The damage is primarily caused by a combination of sun damage and mold/mildew, combined with the age of the previous paint job.
In this case, the cedar shake siding is resonably available, and, once the building is cleaned, to ensure that all loose paint is scraped off, new shingles can be installed hwere old ones are in poor condition.
For most Victoiran or historic homes, even this can be an issue, as we discovered -- although the building was powerwashed and scraped vigorously, when the primer was applied, there was still a lot of compromised paint. It showed up and bubbling and blistered paint even before the primer was dry. In this case, the best course of action was to remove the siding and shingles one by one and replace them with virgin wood, which was then re-primer and re-painted.
What cannot be seen is the although the home has modern "k-style" gutters, it has the antique version of the soffits, built into the builing the same way a Yankee Gutter used to be. Extensive carpentry on the soffits and the facia was required prior to the final coat of paint.
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