Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Rafters in the rain

You don't really get a sense from the pictures, but it has been pouring down rain all day and for that matter, pretty much all summer. Some say the wettest summer in recorded history, I say it blows. We had to come home for lunch to change our clothes because all three of us were completely soaked. Everything is so incredibly wet and covered in sloggy mud. Ugh.
Anyway, regardless, we've managed to put up the rafters. Look! A roof! The dormer and nook bump-out are roofed as well and eventually we'll tackle the front gable over the not-there-yet porch. The current goal is to get the roof sheathed and tar-papered to stop the torrents of water pouring into our basement. Dad is leaving for two weeks on Monday, so we're struggling to get things buttoned up before he goes. We'll also try to shingle the Forrest Glen house if we get a little bit of a break in the weather. Boo rain!


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