We wanted to get started right away with house projects, but because we don't have any actual plans yet, we figured it was best to stick with outdoor maintenance. Tom and Brad spent the past couple of days removing ivy from the north side of the house. The brick was in surprisingly good shape - only a few places that need some minor tuck pointing. We will need to follow-up to remove remaining ivy roots and thourghly clean the brick, but we've made some progress!