Deja Vu

  
   In spite of drenching rain, a lot got done this week. I went down the the west pasture and took a photo of the house from the field on June 28th.  Just for fun, compare that one to the photo I took this afternoon from about the same spot at the end of today's entry.

  Ed and Rick continued putting up the fascia boards. These all have to be up before they can be up before the roof sheeting is installed. And Ed really really wants the roof on. Every time it rains, the water filters through the second floor, drenches the first floor, drips into the basement, and has to be swept out with a pushbroom. Not fun.

  

  In addition to that, just a little drizzle makes the footing up there very very hazardous. They're already working on a slope. It's really high. I'm stressing out.

The clincher was that last piece of fascia board on the west side of the house. That side is on a slope and is the same side where the driveway is excavated for the basement entrance. Ed's very careful, but there is a darned limit to my capability to smile trustfully and grit my teeth.

I broke, and ordered safety harnesses.

   Tuesday evening after the day's work was completed, I took a look at the front of the house, where all the vent blocking was, framed by the fascia board around  the eyebrow dormer. There was a rare sun break, and it was keenly sculptural. Hey...art is where you find it!

July 1st. It's cloudy. I'm sure summer is right around the corner, but I'll believe it when I see it. Ed and Rick started putting the sheeting on the roof. Yea! I hauled out the safety harnesses and Ed agreed it was a good idea. Whew!
   He couldn't resist. He had to scare me to death with a  "Look, ma..no hands!" He's just a boy at heart.

The John Deere was a workhorse again. Ed used it to lift the plywood up to the roof line. From there, he had to manhandle it into place. He just makes it look so easy.

The attic side of the plywood has a silver backing which aids in insulation. We're using TechShield. Of course, we'll use standard insulation as well, but every bit helps.

 Friday it rained. All day. That made it much too slippery to work. It also soaked the basement one more time. After 1 1/2 inches of rain, it finally subsided.
   Saturday, Ed and Rick went back up. By the end of the day, they had the entire north side of the roof complete. They also felt like they'd been run over by a truck. That is some really hard work!





   Sunday was Independence Day, and Ed took the  day off.  
   This morning he was back at it. By the end of the day, the majority of the south side was done too.

   Now, remember that shot at the beginning of this entry? Here it is again, with roof sheeting. It is really looking good!