Sep 15 - if all goes well, the roof will be done by end of day tomorrow
Sep 15 - starting the roof sheeting over the master bath
Framing hammers are seriously heavy tools
Sep 15 - there's still some roof framing to finish
Sep 15 - sheeting is almost finished
Sep 15 - a long view down the family room
Sep 15 - this is the remaining part of the dining/family room roof to be framed
Old and new
Sep 15 - the long microlams have been cut to the angle of the roof
Sep 15 - sitting on the microlam, working in a small space
Sep 15 - this corner is complicated in many ways -- in less than a week the wall will look really different
Sep 15 - Rick Scheiderer and Jeremy Kelley holding an official Architect/Builder conference (or maybe just talking about golf and football)
Sep 15 - Rick Scheiderer checking actual against plan
Caption contest! Entry #1: “Hmmm I better get these sun glasses off, I thought I was at the Baird Residence”
Sep 16 - a refinement of the framing plan in the dining area ceiling
Sep 15 - on this totally perfect-for-a-ride day, Joe stopped by on his handsome and immaculate Harley Ultra Classic
Sep 15 - sheeting the back porch/dining room corner
Sep 15 - another section of old roof goes to the dumpster
Sep 15 - just about ready for shingles and Tyvek!
Sep 15 - scrap from framing heads to the dumpster. This is Gilligan -- he leads the framing crew for Gary.
Two-level dumpster loading
Waterproof layer (horizontal) and ice-guard (vertical)
Shingle vent
Roofing nails
How did mankind ever manage without Tyvek?
Sep 16 - it's the next day, and roofing is well underway
Sep 16 - roofing
Sep 16 - Mike Elder prepares a piece of valley between kitchen and family room
Sep 16 - ready to fasten the section of valley
Sep 16 - valley in place, on to the shingles
Sep 16 - what goes under shingles: the waterproof layer (white "Tribuilt" product) and the ice-guard (dark material)
Sep 16 - Tyvek now wraps the new structure
Tyvek tape to join the edges of Tyvek wrap
Sep 16 - applying Tyvek tape
Sep 16 - cutting the Tyvek to wrap it inside the window frame
Sep 16 - finishing the Tyvek skin
Sep 16 - a type of roofing ice-guard placed on top of the weather-treated plywood to further protect the lower structure/deck from moisture
Sep 16 - the ice-guard used around the lower structure
Sep 16 - roofing is complete! New shingles match existing very well. It helped that the existing roof is only nine months old. Note that the basement pump now empties into the temporary sump pump drain.
Sep 16 - roofing is complete!
