Oct. 23rd - North Roof

Pat has taken the day off to chase an elk he shot on Sunday.

R. D. and Greenbay are cutting rim joists for the insulated panels we will apply to the north side of the roof. They have marked the hole in the roof that will need to be cut out for the fireplace chimney. I have helped Greenbay haul some of the panels up onto the staging area we have set up on the master bedroom floor. While not heavy, the panels are bulky and difficult to handle. We have a short scaffold set up on the north porch so I can walk the panels out on a plank and push them onto the roof. Cutting the styrofoam goes smoothly, but the melting styrofoam panels require us to wear masks to prevent inhaling the noxious burning plastic fumes.

The remainder of the day I focus on building the south garage window and door frames and by the time we finish up the day, the oak frames are completed. We are now ready for the chinking to start tomorrow.

Today I have ordered the steel and all the necessary flashings for the roof and we should have
everything in by next week.