The rough sawn 1x6 planks run over the roof overhang.
The Zip system sheathing taped
Joe, testing the laws of gravity. 
The kneewall on the east side in place.
View from the drivewayWe wrapped up the roof over the kitchen yesterday. In order to create the visual effect of looking up and seeing pieces of rough sawn lumber coming over the end of the building --over the gable wall-- we've had to plan for the intersection of the rough sawn lumber with the Zip system roof sheathing. This worked out pretty well. (The Zip system sheathing is the brown material in the photos).
After the rough sawn lumber was in place we then put up the Zip sheathing. This was one of those times where it feels like you move in slow motion for a day or so and then BAM you go into fast motion and things seem to fly for a while. In a short day Joe and I had the roof sheathed and taped. This means it's watertight and ready for the standing seam roof to be installed. We're storing tools under it now since its dry.
This morning Joe was away closing up his families' camp up in the islands with his brother, which gave me a chance to do a little cleaning up and organizing. I stickered some lumber that needs to dry a bit before being painted, cleared a storage space for our immanent window delivery, and prepped the next round of fly rafter for shaping and painting. In other words, I tried to organize a bit in order to keep things moving smoothly with oncoming work.
Joe showed up in the early afternoon and we continued cleaning and organizing for the next round of work (the roof rafters over the main part of the house). We then laid into completing the remaining kneewalls along the east side of the main part of the house. The weather has been chilly - in the 30's during the day and there's snow all around on the mountain tops. We'll take cold any day over cold and wet.
By the way, I'm pretty wrapped up in this whole process and if any of what I'm describing doesn't make sense, please feel free to write a comment or an email and I'll be happy to try to clarify things. If you want to write a comment, just choose "Name/URL" and enter your name. You don't have to have a URL address.
3 comments:
I’d like to see how your roof turned out after three years from its repair! Regarding the knee wall, I think it’s a neat idea to have one made. It will make the room more useful and will give it a nice ‘finished’ look. It may be moderately hard to install, but you’ll benefit from it in many ways.
Elizabeth Hoffnung
That's right Elizabeth, 3 years is just enough time to see if the repair was done with excellence. It will be well tested by that time after many rainy and windy days.
Kermit Lukacs
The quality of the materials of the roof and proper installation can determine if it survived the past three years. I just hope that they meticulously installed the roof so that they didn’t have to experience any problems, especially leaks.
+ Bryon Sedillo +
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