There have been big changes on the house in the last two weeks. The lack of rain is making it easy to move right along. There has been only one day of rain in the last 8 weeks (something we appreciate as we have had no roof on the house for a couple of weeks). Unusual weather for us in the Ohio Valley Region. Lawns and gardens are always green here as it usually rains at least 5 to 10 times a month year round when rain/snow and thunder storms move through. I have actually had to turn the sprinkler on the dirt where the front porch slab will go so that it begins to settle before the concrete is poured. Watering dirt, a wacky concept!
Here are photos of the remainder of roof construction and the front porch taking form.
The carsiding being extended over the eves.
Chris, our youngest carpenter, will often hang out during lunch and play his guitar. He loves Johnny Cash.
The back part of the roof being framed. You will notice the old roof in the foreground. It is much shorter and less steep than the new roof. That's Pat sitting up on the massive ridge beam.
So, the guys made this big ridge beam wrench out of a 2x12. You can see it below at the end of the beam going off to the right. It is notched around the ridge beam and is used to twist the beam into square as the trusses are put into place. One of the guys pulls down on it to do this. An amazing invention!
From left, Chris, Mike, Jim and Jenni on the new roof waiting for the shingles to be dropped from the delivery truck.
The back of the house showing how much higher the new roof extension is than the old roof line.
Beginning the framing for the front porch. It is VERY exciting!!!
Here is Jim creating the most fabulous 'cricket' where the two front peaks of the roof meet (that is what that structure you see is called). This will help the rain and leaf debris drain from this complicated part of the roof line.
The under side of the porch roof.
The 3 new peaks on the front of the house. A completely different look than the original (see 7/18/10 post - Time For A Change, for old photo of house).
Stay tuned for more developments in Part 2 of this post..............
