Rain has delayed us many times. We are almost ready to put on the sheathing but took a break for my high school reunion and a visit to my sister and brother-in-law. The 2×4 overhangs and 2×4 side fascia are painted and installed. The 2×6 gable fascias are painted and ready for installation.
The 1900 house was built with boards on the roof instead of OSB or plywood and the lines of joining show below the exterior exposed truss extensions. We wanted that look for the garage so Steven routed ‘grooves’ in sheets of plywood to give the look of boards in the exposed soffit area. He routed 11 sheets of 4 X 8 plywood.
I finished laying the flagstone to a few feet from the street pavement. We will finish that area with stained cement to the street so snow plows in the winter will not disturb the pavers. We have gotten many complements from passers-by. Steven finished installing the sheathing on the gable ends.
We got all 13 trusses in place! Definitely a learning experience but it definitely can be done by 2 people with ingenuity.
The first day we put up one end truss, today we installed 4 of 11 middle trusses. We have our technique down so we hope to get the last 8 trusses up tomorrow.
Steven trimmed the truss to fit the top plate and we now have one truss in place. Then we went to a potluck picnic where only three other people other than us showed up!
Two dropped end trusses and 11 regular trusses were delivered. We got the first end truss up (with a 2 x 4 brace on the outside) and discovered that it didn’t sit flat! Steven will need to do some adjusting on the truss so it will connect on the ends. A disappointing beginning.
We have finished framing and almost finished securing the OSB to those walls.
It has seemed like things are going so slowly for so long and then today it feels like we are really moving forward. Steven framed in the door and one window. We have only 4
full sheets of sheathing left to install! The trusses are being delivered tomorrow.
