Our roof is sheathed and is covered in felt! So exciting! Check out the pictures:
This was taken on Wednesday, when the front of the house was halfway done.
The roof was completely sheathed on Friday.
Here, you can see two of our gable ends sheathed, as well as the roof - this is the back corner of the house.
Back of the house. Our porch is covered! :)
The other back corner.
Adam and I are standing in front of the house - quite a change from that first picture I took almost a year ago!
We hired some guys to sheath and lay the felt paper down. Here they are on Sunday - it only took them 3.5 hours to lay the felt paper for the entire roof! Crazy.
Here's what the house looks like now - the roof is completely covered. Now, we're much better off if it rains. Also, notice the wood they nailed in over the felt. This is just so they can keep their footing on the 10/12 pitch. It's VERY steep.
Meanwhile, we layed down the rest of the subflooring in the bonus area. This is the part that is above the master bedroom.
We also put the sill in this window - so, sheathing can be finished.
We built the last exterior wall. This window looks out at the tops of the oak trees.
This is the finished wall and floor. You can also see the light we're using to work past dark - thanks, Mom!
This is what the gable end looks like from outside. We finished after 9 pm last night, so it's a bit dark.
And just for fun, here is a picture of what it looks like behind our back fence. There is a 30 foot easement with a large ditch. We technically own this land, but can't do anything with it. It's a bit overgrown now, but it's still kinda fun.
We also put in more metal strapping. We still have a ways to go before all the metal is complete, but we found out we don't need to finish that for our next inspection. Our next inspection is for sheathing. We have to have the roof penetrations complete with metal roof flashing. We made a contract with a roofer today and will make the penetrations and finish sheathing the walls this week. We hope to get this inspection by the end of the week and then shingles are next! Windows arrive one week from today. Adam has been meeting with LOTS of subs and is getting everything lined up. I feel like we are really moving now.
We are aiming to extend our construction loan, because this house won't be complete by December 20th. So, we're excited and look forward to the rest of the progress.
This was taken on Wednesday, when the front of the house was halfway done.
The roof was completely sheathed on Friday.
Here, you can see two of our gable ends sheathed, as well as the roof - this is the back corner of the house.
Back of the house. Our porch is covered! :)
The other back corner.
Adam and I are standing in front of the house - quite a change from that first picture I took almost a year ago!
We hired some guys to sheath and lay the felt paper down. Here they are on Sunday - it only took them 3.5 hours to lay the felt paper for the entire roof! Crazy.
Here's what the house looks like now - the roof is completely covered. Now, we're much better off if it rains. Also, notice the wood they nailed in over the felt. This is just so they can keep their footing on the 10/12 pitch. It's VERY steep.
Meanwhile, we layed down the rest of the subflooring in the bonus area. This is the part that is above the master bedroom.
We also put the sill in this window - so, sheathing can be finished.
We built the last exterior wall. This window looks out at the tops of the oak trees.
This is the finished wall and floor. You can also see the light we're using to work past dark - thanks, Mom!
This is what the gable end looks like from outside. We finished after 9 pm last night, so it's a bit dark.
And just for fun, here is a picture of what it looks like behind our back fence. There is a 30 foot easement with a large ditch. We technically own this land, but can't do anything with it. It's a bit overgrown now, but it's still kinda fun.
We also put in more metal strapping. We still have a ways to go before all the metal is complete, but we found out we don't need to finish that for our next inspection. Our next inspection is for sheathing. We have to have the roof penetrations complete with metal roof flashing. We made a contract with a roofer today and will make the penetrations and finish sheathing the walls this week. We hope to get this inspection by the end of the week and then shingles are next! Windows arrive one week from today. Adam has been meeting with LOTS of subs and is getting everything lined up. I feel like we are really moving now.
We are aiming to extend our construction loan, because this house won't be complete by December 20th. So, we're excited and look forward to the rest of the progress.
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