Punch List: Part the Fourth - Painting

The last couple days have been kind of tough for hitting the punch list. We're at the point where a few things need painting but the nights have been pretty cold and we've been dodging raindrops. But we have made some progress.
Now, I don't know the official "construction" name of this, but I have installed a board at the bottom of the porch walls. Here you see it unfinished:
I put these pressure treated boards along the bottom all the way around.The plan was to paint them a gray that matches the "flagstone" color of the siding. Then I primed them the other day:
I really like the look of the white at the bottom, but then it rained. Every speck of dirt that splashed up was visible from half a block away (ok, not really, but in my mind it was bad!). So I think we'll go with the original plan for gray - but it'll wait for next spring. The fact is, those boards are too thick and stick out from the edge of the corner pieces and it just looks s…
Now, I don't know the official "construction" name of this, but I have installed a board at the bottom of the porch walls. Here you see it unfinished:
I put these pressure treated boards along the bottom all the way around.The plan was to paint them a gray that matches the "flagstone" color of the siding. Then I primed them the other day:
I really like the look of the white at the bottom, but then it rained. Every speck of dirt that splashed up was visible from half a block away (ok, not really, but in my mind it was bad!). So I think we'll go with the original plan for gray - but it'll wait for next spring. The fact is, those boards are too thick and stick out from the edge of the corner pieces and it just looks s…