Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Mid Week

They are calling for rain this week so Randy came home a little early to get the flashing done. He started by cutting a groove in the house with the circular saw. Then he made his own "Aluminum Break" to bend the flashing which I had the pleasure of standing on while he hammered away.
It turned out really nice and when the rains came, no leaks which is the very best part!!!

Now me well, don't think that I have been sitting on my laurels while Randy has been working away. Besides being the only member of the brute squad, I am also the hauler and the lifter, the holder and oh yeah, the stainer. We got a delivery of more supplies, the interior siding which is already finished in a clear, all the interior trim for windows and doors and all the exterior siding.


Well each day I load up my staining station and do about 20 boards. (Each morning the staining fairy comes and puts the stained boards away, amazing!) I suspect that it will get a little more challenging as the boards get longer, because while they will, my arms won't!

So here in my room I stain, 2 coats every day. I have a lot of boards to go...

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Roofing complete

Well it took all weekend, but we got the skylights installed and all the roof shingles complete. By the 3rd and 4th skylight we had it down pat (first two were a little rough)! Let's hope for no leaks. After that it was just one shingle at a time... We still have to flash against the house but not too many more trips up and down the ladder. Yes, it really was that dark when we finished...