Three More Work Weeks

Three good weeks of work have resulted in significant progress. Soon after Thanksgiving break I was able to get shingles delivered onto the lower end of the roof. This first required me to power up my chain saw and clear a wide enough route so that the fork lift could make its way back of the addition where the roof is low enough to allow roof-top delivery. Shingling forced me to buy my fifth pneumatic air gun, since renting one for the four-day duration of the actual roofing would be as expensive as buying one. Amazon accommodated with one-day delivery. What an amazing modern world! After the shingles were distributed, the roofing could begin in earnest.

 Terry and Jim glue down the final strip of shingles.

 Framing of the walls is a piecemeal project since the walls don't carry any significant weight. The horizontal 2x4s are nailing strips to which the vertical pine siding will be attached on the outside and the vertical car siding will be attached on the inside. The finished walls of solid wood eventually create a very strong structure.

 You can see below that I have cleared a bit more of the downhill brush. Notice the turkey posing for the photo just above the deck railing.

 Morning walks to the water at this time of year can be very foggy, but it is eerily lovely as the fog rises.

 Here we are attaching the very last panel of exterior foam insulation.

 The highly reflective addition is starting to look like a house.

 Here is another view of the structure. We are starting to get of sense of how the finished building will appear.