Tuesday, September 19, 2006

The roof gets a covering!



Last week was a lousy weather sort of week - if you want to finish off a roof! Not if you're a duck!

Yesterday the framers were finally able to get going on the roof again. They have a bunch of the sheathing on and today they are working on the truss system for upstairs. The roofs all need to be blended together with some stick framing as well before they can finish the sheathing.

In the meantime - inside the building the plumber is digging and placing plumbing lines and the electrician is digging and putting in the electrical for the panel room. Last night Peter and I went over there and started installing the base flashing that covers the foundation. I'm a bit awkward with a hammer - but I managed to keep up fairly well with his cutting and fitting of the pieces. I've only one blood blister on my thumb to show for my attempt! We also installed a number of pieces of Tyvek where the brackets will go. It was pretty dark by the time we needed to round up our tools and head home at 8:30! We can only count on two hours after work and supper to get much done over there during the week! Winter is on it's way! Oh! I'm not sure we are ready to even think about that one yet!

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