Archive | April, 2013

Creating the New Roofline

23 Apr

What can two guys and a forklift do in two days (with good weather?)

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The the sheeting took a few more days. The wind was blowing so hard the plywood became like kites and almost flew the guys out to Kansas. After a few days off they got it all done and the house is “roughly” dried in. It will be much easier now for the final interior framing. I love the new height and peaks to the roofline!

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Bye Bye Old Roof – Hello Snow

23 Apr

To achieve the look we want Darin (our builder extraordinaire) came up with a cool plan. We take off the old roof and all its framing. We add 12 inch header boards all the way around the top of the walls in the house to make taller walls. Then we put new trusses on that would allow for cathedral ceilings on the inside. Great Plan! They pulled the roof in about 3 hours and then worked on clean up the rest of the day….

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Then the storm rolled in and it snows 2 days and leaves almost 2 feet…. inside my house!

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This was after the snow clean up 😉