So we were sitting out back the other day, on a break, and suddenly I said, “When the heck did that tree fall?” Answer: in between when we started the roof and that very moment. Ugh. This large old birch tree fell in the most precarious way, such that any attempt to cut it out of the tree it was hung in, or cut it at the base, would make it cut loose and slam into the house or down onto the (new) roof. Double ugh. After pondering for a while, we decided to call in an expert, who arrived on Thursday around 3:00 pm and had the tree down and on the ground in small pieces by about 4:00 pm.
Back to roofing. Between yesterday and today, we got all of the large metal sheets on. Now we just have lots of trim and finishing pieces to go. And one more week till we are back to work full time…can we make it in time???
- The widowmaker. Now gone.
- Friday: finished across the top of the trnsition.
- Friday: other side, top pieces done.
- Finished (today) except ridge cap
- Front porch, last pieces of metal.