" The finish coat for the house exterior is called duration by Sherwin-Williams. It's really a latex coating and it's 70% thicker than most paints. However it's very easy to apply and homeowner Paul stark is painting the shingles himself using a gray green color. When combined with the cream color on the trim and red on the window sash that'll be a very nice combination for a late nineteenth century house. Many of the homes here in elmwood had functioning historic shutters and Randy withers is here with us from. Withers industries down South Carolina. These are beautiful shutters that we'll go back on the house and in fact in the storm can be used to protect the windows right Randy yes absolutely tell us a little bit about the construction. I'll -- it true mortise and Tenon. Joinery here with stainless steel staples that holds the Tenon together. It's out of the pressure treated and then re kiln dried southern yellow aren't in it that makes a big difference the re kiln dried. Process right absolutely you notice there's no checking and splitting like -- and treated. That anchors them exactly this yellow pine almost is like a furniture grade Paul -- But the difference. How can park and I like yeah and you're getting ready did paint them I understand you're saying what's the first step. Well -- primer -- primer. And an outfit or oil based primer. That will seal especially where you've got any knots although I don't see any knots in these shutters. And so we'll put -- coat of primer on them they'll have two coats of finish as well what's the color you've chosen it's -- cypress black. Yellow cypress black is a good choice with the gray and the putty on the trim that the cream color on the trim that tell me a little bit about the hardware that is being used up there. The hard -- hardware is manufactured in Pennsylvania so wrought steel with a zinc coating. That it comes in a variety of different offsets all the accessories shutter dogs but these are all the traditional shapes that were used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries right absolutely. In a really good spectrum. The finishing touches for this project are underway. Glen is trimming out the pressure treated posts on the roof in preparation for installing a new railing and balusters. New landscaping gets underway. A fieldstone called old moss is delivered for the front walkway. Gray granite cobblestones also arrive for a border. John repulsive and sons are doing the landscaping in masonry for this project here John proposals laying the cobblestone border in a bed of mortar. A sprinkler system is being installed and shrub border along the field stone walkway. Finally the custom milled balusters and railings from Forester moulding complete the project."