I started painting the back of the house the light rose color. The middle section was a bit scary as I was painting around high voltage wire using a metal ladder. I wasn’t able to finish as I am running out of paint. We used flat paint. Steven wants us to experiment with satin/semi-gloss to see if it looks better. I am still debating what color to paint the basement cement. I think the darkest color to ground the house.
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.
Dirt was removed from the front garden so the flagstone pavers could be continued for the sidewalk. The garden was extended, first by laying layers of newspaper onto of the grass and placing the dirt on top of the newspapers. A brick sidewalk that had previously been laid was removed & the bricks lined the edge of the new garden.
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.
Our latest delivery of materials included 3 pallets of flagstone pavers. We are still waiting MNDOT approval for the driveway portion so I am laying the pavers where I can, including extending the sidewalk from the kitchen door to the main door.
