Roof is Complete

This weekend we had a few more hands help us finish off the roof and shingles.  We still have to tie the patio into the main roof but we have to complete the decking.  We started on the deck.  It will span half of the front of the house and wrap all the way around to the back. 

Roof and Soffits

This past weekend I worked on building out the gable end soffits and gutter boards.  I rented a man lift to do the aerial work and it was worth it.  I could have never accomplished what needed to be done without it.  After this was completed I still needed to put in all of the rear windows and tyvek that part of the house.  I hadn't done this yet because I ran out of time last week and it was much easier with the lift.  I was also able to finish the tar paper for the roof.

This next weekend I'm planning on having some much needed help.  My friends and I are going to build the wrap  around porch and the two covered porches.   Things are moving along well and we are in pretty good shape to have this thing weather tight here soon.

Building the soffit

Gable end soffit done 

Tar paper and Ice & Water installed

This guy came by.  I hope he's keeping the mice down.

I almost ran this guy over while heading down the drive.  I scooted him of f the road.  

Rear windows and tyvek installed

Roof is in ....

It was another hot weekend with myself and JP doing work on the cabin.  We completed the sheeting on the roof.  Since the pitch of the roof is so steep I sheeted from the eves to the ridge and then worked in reverse to lay down the tar paper.  It's not the easiest thing to tuck tar paper under the row above it but since my toe boards were in place I decided (based on advice) to do it this way.

While I worked on the roof, JP installed most of the windows.  We had our material handler on the site for one more day so we put the trapezoid picture windows in from the lift.  This would have been impossible from a ladder.  We still have more work at the peaks so we will need to get an additional piece of equipment to complete the rest of the fascia.

Roof Sheeting is complete.

JP can barely see over the dash but did well driving this thing....

Windows are going in....

Windows are installed...

Interior view.  The real boss (wife: Marisa)  is on the job now! 

My dad bought me this crazy magnet roller before I started this and I never thought I would use it but my little boy cleaned up all of the loose nails on the floor.