The House That Smithbuilt - Part 2: Expectation vs Reality

The House That Smithbuilt - Part 2: Expectation vs Reality: Before the 4th of July weekend we actually had some of the roof material delivered. We were told that when we got back from our 4 day weeken...

Not Waterproof

Roof won't be finished today the heavens opened last night and this morning,

 The rain is pouring in at some spots because the water has been redirected from it's original pattern.

 No valleys mean no stopping the rain from coming in from between the two roofs.

We do have some dry areas.

More Stuff

 They delivered all the metal, so there is no excuse for not getting the roof on. Love the copper for the roofs over the West Wing eyebrow and the Residence tower. They say it will even patina like real cooper.

Lots and lots of metal screws. They should leave us any left overs. The screwheads match the metal exactly. All painted the same color.

 Work is happening! We thought they were putting in W valleys and they are just doing flashing. Maybe the W valleys go on later? We just have to have faith everything is being done correctly.

 Hopefully OSHA doesn't come out to the jobsite; there are no safety harnesses being used. Their bracing is laying on the ground and not on the roof. They do have workmen's comp insurance so we should be protected if an accident happens.

 Now that is progress! It is looking as if it is one building now.

The Drive Works

When we were laying out the driveway we wanted it to be an easy access. We are getting older with our driving and sometimes you need big things brought back to the garage. We just wanted to have a drive that would work for everything. But, we didn't want it to be so  huge that it would look ridiculous..

Success! A semi can make the turn.

 Of course, he was probably a super driver also.

Lots of metal the guys have to off load by hand.

More Grandkid Fun

We got back on the Residence roof to finish putting the fascia up on the entry tower. The three big grandkids were with us and had to get in on the fun.

Sutton was in charge of driving the scissorlift onto the boards to level the scissorlift. We have to level it  to put it up to the height we need for our work.

Sutton is our guy that has no fear thought the extension ladder was the cat's meow. Mallory climbed to the top but did not get off the ladder. Wyatt went half way up and was just fine with going no higher. No pictures of those two because I was right behind Wyatt to give him support and Mallory climbed up in a cage made by my arms.

 Teamwork is what it is all about. Wyatt, our engineer, is helping Bill decide which boards are the right height to go under.

 Sutton drives the Scissorlift while Bill & Mallory ride. Yes, that is our 3 year old grand daughter 16 feet in the air. She has handles she has to have her hands on at all times and her big brother or Pa stand behind her for added protection. She loves it!

 Here is Sutton checking the roof for loose nails or boards.

This is the part of the roof that has everyone scratching their heads. How are they going to make it watertight.

Expectation vs Reality

Before the 4th of July weekend we actually had some of the roof material delivered. We were told that when we got back from our 4 day weekend that all that material would be up and the rest delivered on Monday.

 Hm,-m-m-m they didn't get very far did they? We think, they are really confused now that they are out and doing the work on how to actually do the tie in to the existing buildings.

This was a big disappointment after being told to expect about a third of it to be done when we got home.

Trim Work

Roof may be going on and the framer didn't finish his job. He was suppose to put the fascia on around the eyebrow and the tower. So it's left up to us to do; so things will be ready for the roof.

 Driving the scissor lift out of the West Wing. It is a tight fit and Bill gets to drive on his knees. He asked if I wanted to get it out and I looked at him like he was crazy, I am not going to be the one who drives it through a wall.

 Wyatt bringing tools over with bike power.

 This is the highest we have ever taken the scissor lift. It was extended as high as it would go. The driveway is sloped so we had to have one side up on wood. It was a little wobbly so being the safe people we are we tied it off to the tower. There was no way it could come down but it made us feel safer. It alarms if you are not level. On the sides we had to use the extension ladder to go up because we couldn't get level enough for it to be happy.

 Working the controls.

 I always fet to do a lot of standing around giving emotional support.

 Bill likes to live on the edge

 We needed the extra battery for the drill gun so Wyatt loaded it into a bucket for us to haul up.

Here we are on the highest part of the house. Didn't finish the fascia but it is on enough the roofers can do their job. That is h ot work at the end of the day working at a rock yard.;