Thursday, June 5, 2008

Through the wall!

All kinds of progress:

The roof style is called "Brai." Above is the base and galvanized drip-edge.

Cliff Bain, a Brai specialist, uses a torch to heat-seal the tar-based material.

The top layer has sand embedded in it. This matches the existing roof.

The finished roof. We'll be adding flashing and trim under the windows above the roof. The 4 small windows on the newaddition were lifted from the original structure.
The variation of color on the walls will fade as it weathers (I hope).

Bedroom windows. The one new window is on the left.

We've cut the wall openings into the new addition!
Pardon my messy house...

The fridge is temporarily in the corner, actually where the washer/dryer goes. The boards on the floor are the bottoms of the walls:
bathroom left, pantry right.

The plumber is scheduled to appear Monday. He'll also be putting in the septic system. We're approaching the next big round of inspections...

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Closed in!

Well, the walls are up, and the roof is ready for tar and sand (a Brai roof), window holes are cut.
The east wall, last wall to be skinned - note the just-completed window framing.

East wall finished.

West wall with evening shadows...

North wall.

Fascia detail - the extra strip at the top is to bring the drip-edge away from the fascia.

Mark cutting windows.

Inside.

And, finally, the 5 window views: bedroom(3), bathroom(1), and pantry(1).
...with actual construction soundtrack...