Raising the Roof - Part 2.1 (Kinda)

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Yes, 2.1. We have had a short reprieve from the rainy weather, so you'd think the roof would be complete - the sun is shining with balmy temps. Ah well.

What we have right now is a water-tight roof. The standing seam metal roof materials are stacked on the roof membrane as well as the custom stainless steel boot for the chimney. Apparently it's a difficult task to keep roofers out of jail. I'm not sure if Brian was pulling our collective legs, but so far it seems they aren't the most reliable bunch. But I'm getting ahead of myself. 

The materials for the standing seam metal roof were delivered last Friday and we wish we'd been there to see it. The flat metal was in a large roll. The metal was fed through a machine that formed the material into the standing seam roof panels and then sheared them to length - about 34 feet. They did this in the street and then piled the panels up by the house. I found a video online that demonstrates onsite roll forming, click here if you're interested.

Pocket door to primary bathroom

While we awaited the roofers, Brian and crew were busy on other parts of the house. Brian installed the hardware for the pocket doors including a nifty kit that enables plywood panels to be placed in between the metal frames. 

Brian pours over the plans after a meeting with the cabinet rep, Christy.
He's been wrangling a lot of subs lately.

Hank and Rob were busy sheathing the rest of the exterior, completing the living room/kitchen wall, the primary bedroom wall and the stairwell bumpout. They are working towards getting the house sealed up and weatherproof for the winter months.

Not all the views are perfect. The west windows in the primary bed and bath rooms will
have a frosted film on the glass for privacy and to improve the view.

Rob got started on the soffit over the bedroom balcony

And one of the supervisors stopped by to have a look around