Getting Rid of the Green – Step One

One thing we’ve been anxious to do since we bought the house is to get rid of the green paint around the front door.  Unfortunately for those who need to look at it everyday, the interior renovations have had to take priority.

But, last week we had the roofers come by to add a new exhaust vent on the main roof.  While they were there, we finally took the first step toward banishing the green and got them to replace the shingles and flashing over the front door.  The old green shingles and bright green flashing were removed and replaced with black. 

We don’t have a great “before” picture of the green shingles, but you can see the edge of the old flashing below:

And, here’s the new and improved black roof:

As soon as we get some time, we’ll repaint the rest of the area around the front door and the green will be gone for good!