The next hours and following days are spent putting the trusses in place, and strapping and sheeting them. The focus is on the flat roof portions which make up about half of the house and all of the workshop and carport. The gable portion will only be strapped, plywood is not needed.
On Thursday our roofer came to check on our progress and to ensure that everything is right for the application of the torch-on flat roof and the standing seam metal which will cover the gable portion of the roof. (No, not an asphalt shingle in sight.) Everything is looking good and the roofer plans to return mid next week to apply the torch-on and measure for the metal, that portion to be applied soon after.
It rained steadily and heavily Thursday night and into early Friday morning and turned the house into a swimming pool. I spent the morning with a squeegee pushing water out under or over the sill gaskets and by mid morning the sun is out and things are drying up again. Weird weather!
Friday ends on a much brighter note than it started. The trusses are all in place and the fir ridge beam is tarped to provide some protection from the weather.
This week has passed in a flash but not without problems; some trusses and beams were missing from the Monday shipment and arrived on Wednesday, minor mistakes and miscommunication slowed things down but eventually everything was sorted out and work continued. Roy has worked with the crew all week and held his own although he has admitted that he's too old to be making a career in construction. Bedtime comes really early after you slug plywood all day.
Roy and I walked back to our trailer tonight and this was the view down the road; sea fog mixing with the sun and the fall colour. Beautiful.
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