We've a New Roof

It rained last night. Good thing the roofers finished putting on the new roof yesterday. On Monday, the house was "dried in" -- the tar paper had been put up and we were waiting for the shingles to be delivered and loaded on to the roof.

The shingles have arrived and the conveyor thing is being set up to load the shingles on the house.

Here's an in-progress picture with the ends done, but not the flat part above the front bedrooms.

The roofers are done and the new roof in place.

Part of the siding has been installed on the back dormer. It's looking great -- almost a shame to have to paint over the cedar in order to match the rest of the house. It looks (and smells) great without any finish on it.

No More Getting Wet on Our Porch

It's always been a challenge keeping dry during the rainy season when you struggle to find the keys to unlock the door. No chance if there are others with you. But now ....

The porch framing is going up.

And is now ready to be roofed.

We're deciding what we want to do with the area under the porch, but think that it may become a small deck that will fill the space under the whole new overhang. Likely one of next summer's projects.

Turning Our Attention to the Front

With the back done and ready for a roof, it's time to work on the front. Inside demo is done and the roof and rafters have been removed. Mid-construction we shifted the location of the new dormer a couple feet to the right.

A little reinforcement added to the floor (right side rear view mirrors beware!)

Initial framing of the walls is looking good.

With the roof and plywood added.

Checking out the view below.

The garage dormer is ready for roofing ... and the front door is ready for a covered porch!

The Remodel Begins

Last month we figured that there was no better time than now to begin a remodel that we've been thinking about for some time. Here are some pictures of the progress.

The work has begun. The inside demolition has been completed and the contractor has "peeled" off the roof - exposing part of our house to sunlight that it hasn't been seen in those locations since it was originally built.

From the inside looking out after the roof was removed. (Notice the greenhouse off in the back fourty). At this point, it's tempting to leave it "open to the sky" so that we can enjoy the beautiful weather and warm nights.

The original rafters have been removed and the new walls framed in.

New rafters added on top. (A good thing since it's starting to get cloudy -- showers anticipated in the next few days.)

From the inside looking out. We're planning for 3 large windows to give us a pretty unobstructed view of the back pasture lands and extensive gardens.