So close to being finished… after buying about 250 ft of 1×4 and painting it first with white primer, and then with 'rice pudding' (no not actually painting it with rice pudding – its an off-white paint colour) it was time to nail it up.
There were a few tricky angles to deal with, and some more climbing up and down scaffolding, but it looks good now it's done.
The only big thing left now is treating the deck railings (and finishing the front door and patio door but that has to wait until the cottage is empty again – I don't think our guests would appreciate us taking the doors off….)