Construction Burnout

It seems we've really slowed down in our progress. Several things at issue here. We're both a bit burned out at this point and I can't really help with the high work and so Guy is working pretty much solo. On a positive note we are still making progress.

We got a great deal on our shingles. Guy made a day trip to Napa to get the deal. Of course this means no roof top delivery but for the cost we'll manage to get them to the roof top. Even with renting a trailer and diesel for the big truck to Napa and back the savings were just too good to say no to.

We did have our first rain of the season. Yikes! Guy managed to get all the sheathing covered so there was no damage and thank goodness it was a gentle rain, not a lot of wind and no torrential downpour so we were lucky and dodged a bullet. Once the shingles are on and the roof completed we'll be taking a day or two off but we've got to get this part finished before the rains really start.

The tractor will come back sometime next week to finish all the dirt work as well. That is another major project that really just has to be complete before the rains come. Then I think we can breath a bit more relaxed.

Here are some of the latest pictures:


And of course Bogey says living in the 5th wheel is just fine:

ROOF! ROOF! ROOF!

Sometimes when you are engaging in a project such as this you just have days when it is extremely difficult to face yet another day of construction. We've literally not taken a day off in months. There have been days when we were doing things away from here but only because we needed to go purchase materials, tools, or order windows, etc. I of course take a day off now and then but rarely even leave the property these days. So before one decides to embark on an endeavor like this beware that it consumes your every moment.

The past few days have been like that for me. Of course the trusses are up and we are laying sheeting down so there is not much for me to do. I have a healthy respect (OK FEAR) of heights after a nasty fall some years ago so I just can't bring myself to climb up the trusses and then jump from truss to truss as my husband does. So for the past few days I've been of little assistance to him with the exception of handing him the occasional piece of wood or dropped tool.

So today Guy will summit the West side of the house! Of course the dogs and I are cheering him on every step and nail of the way by chanting ROOF! ROOF! ROOF! He is hoping to have all the sheeting in place and be ready for inspection by the end of the week. Once that inspection is done the shingles will go on and then we'll really have something that is beginning to look like a house! Of course I told him if he does summit today that he needs to save enough energy to make it back down to base camp because it has been getting a bit chilly overnight here.

Here are a few recent photos: