Waiting on windows

With a roof on, no more "river runs through it"! Now the fun begins as we decide exciting things like outlets and lighting.

Checking out the crawl space

Judy was just down checking out my work to make sure it was satisfactory. While down there, she mopped up a couple gallons of water from the previous weeks' rains. Boy, it did not smell good!

View from inside

Here's the inside of the second floor looking out.

Judy and a gun in her hands

Two months after having the french doors put in place, we finally were able to get the kinks worked out and could finish siding the back. Check out Judy up on the ladder sticking it to the siding.

The Rain diverter Model 201

Getting tired of dodging rain while siding the rear of the house, we decided to install the fine rain gutter you see right above the ladder. Notice how it drains onto the runoff ramp...that was extra. Picture coming.

A sign of the times

Check out the plastic hanging from the vent pipes. I valiantly tried to prevent water from getting into the house but this pretty much tells the story of the losing battle. Water finds its way into every nook and cranny. This is also where I "took a ride" off the roof, sliding off and onto the thankfully very soft grass below. Judy says I'm down to seven lives now.

Between this shot and the last actual building time, I should have posted 14 pictures of rain since that's what was happening...loads of rain. What happened to the Indian summers we loved????! After rain and delays, we decided to hire out the 2nd floor to be completed by a real builder. Here's the work he did in 3 days...by himself! Note the very large beam holding the roof joists. I figure that 21ft beam weighed in at about 400lbs and two guys set it in place using no magic or mirrors.

As if one hole weren't enough

Nothing better than the Sawzall and Nate and Jay hard at work putting in another window in a perfectly good wall. See if you can find this completed window in other posts.