It is now just over one year since work began on the project. I took possession of the property on October 9, 2007 and on the following day, October 10, 2007, demolition began on the the lean-to on the west (right) side of the building. A lot has happened since then but there is still a lot to do. I was hoping to be living in the building before this coming Christmas but that is starting to look doubtful.

The main thing right now is to get a weather tight building, starting with the roof. At the beginning of the week I finalized the plan for the main roof and yesterday I picked the lumber needed to implement that plan. The weather this fall is somewhat all over the map so I do not want to have to the house open to the elements for too long. As such, I will be fixing up the structure of the main roof from the inside before the old roofing material is removed.

I wanted to get the lumber for the roof at the begining of the week, but some of the key items were out of stock at the lumber yard. For that reason I spent a couple days on a few odds and ends. I finished bolting most of the second floor joists, I confirmed that I will be able to get the boards for the exterior wall of the new closest above the kitchen in place from the inside of the house so that work need not be done before the roof is finished, I started to work on the window opening in the north west corner of the house, and I determined the exact location for the new window in the kitchen.

Today I spent most of the morning unloading the new lumber for the roof. It took a while because most of it was placed inside the house. The rest of the day was spent cleaning up the yard and doing some landscaping. The forecast is for about 6 inches of snow on Sunday, so I want to make sure that does not create more of a mess then it has to. I also want to make sure the drainage in the yard is ready for next spring, because one of these days the ground will be frozen and it will stay that way until spring.

Topics: 2008, Landscaping, Lumber, Misc, Roof