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Corner frames added

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  The house has been standing without corner frames, the vertical pieces that conceal where the two walls meet, in several places. The corners are formed using 1"x6"x10' cut to 8' ( a mistake, the 10' length shhould have been trimmed AFTER placement).  The planks had knots painted with Zinsser BIN then Zinsser Cover Stain, and lastly, a coat of white exterior latex house paint. One plank was attached to  corner for placement reference of the first. The plank was placed to extend beyond the edge of the siding so the other plank would butt up against it. Once fastened in place the reference plannk was removed and a permanent plank attached using the edge of the plank already in place as a reference point. This was done for three corners. The TV cable was removed and surrounding siding repainted. This improved the look of the house as did the addition of corners. I also added window frames around the two window replacements.  The long cable in the view is the power/c...