Roofing Materials - at last!!

Let's start off with an updated picture of Titan. Isn't he just the cutest???? He's sure found his way into our hearts anyway. His coloring is definitely changing as he gets older. Still don't really know what his lineage is but I love the bleached out fuzz on the top of his head and ears. He's really turning out to be a great addition to the family. Now if we could just find a way to make him not smell like a dog...Tada! Roofing bundles!!! The roofers are coming this weekend and will hopefully get them all in their rightful places. I will breathe a big sigh of relief when all that expensive wood is protected from the elements. Next stop: windows & doors. Then house wrap. *tee hee*

Moving Forward

Tuesday, July 14th. Since our last post Sandi has had a birthday (27 I think), the kids had a week away with grandma, I put in the cold water backbone and much of the plumbing DWV got done. I know I should post more often, especially as we have had *technical* progress and Sandi says I should babble on about stuff to keep you, our loyal readers, interested and informed (and cautioned, if you will).

I'm not going too deep right now, but was motivated to get this back up because today we are taking delivery of the roofing materials. I had to get up on top and put in some jacks to stack material against, and Sandi actually came up at least to the lower roof level to hand stuff up. We both don't really care for the ankle-bending, mind-freaking and death-defying pitch and altitude of this monster.

Our roofer, a chap named James, is due out tonight to finalize our deal and get going. It's a side job for him, so I don't know how long it will take but we'll be sure to stay on him (and keep $$ out to motivate to completion).

The DWV is virtually complete on the first and second floor, and one of three vents are through the roof. I'll finish those this weekend. The rest is under the floor, which I think I'll hold off on until most or all of the plumbing and electric lines are pulled as the plumbing drains will get in the way of movement around the crawl space. I'm anxious to get it closed and tested, to see how badly I messed it up, but I'll stay strong and work smart (there's a first for everything!).

I'm starting work on the material list for the hot/cold distribution, and once we assemble the materials we'll schedule an actual work party and invite you over for a pipe-pulling BBQ to beat no other.

And when Sandi finds MY camera, maybe more pictures will show up!