Garage Roof

Yep, since we had enough leftover shingles and tar paper, we decided to go ahead and reshingle the garage roof as well. So nice to have both matching! When we get to where we're putting siding on the house, we'll pull the current siding off the garage and reside it. The hope is that once we're done, it'll look like we built both. :)

 DH hard at work removing the shingles.

 Yes, this is all the same day. When the sun would come out, it'd get warm. When it would get cloudy, it'd get cold. 

 All off. Now putting down the tar paper.

 Starting the shingling!

All done!. I know it doesn't look much different, but in real life you can definitely tell the difference between the old brown shingles and the new gray ones. Plus, don't you just LOVE my Dad's old dump truck?

Shingles are done!

Woo hoo. Today DH finished putting the shingles on the house's roof. All that's left to do there is put the ridge vent on. Yay! Tomorrow, we start tearing off the garage's roof so that it can be replaced. Yay!

 See. Aren't they beautiful?

 DH hard at work putting the shingles on.

Tada! The shingles are complete! (As you can see, the sides of the house are all sheathed as well.)

So, the next few weeks will be busy. Tearoff/replacement of the garage roof, then housewrap for the house. After that, we'll likely have little done, as we're running out of money right now. Layoffs and hour reductions are hitting us hard. Once the spring gets here though, we'll be going all out to finish this! That's the price of building with no loan though. Sometimes you run out of money. :)

Shingles are going on!

I know I haven't updated in quite a while. DH and MD did put the tar paper on, then Superstorm Sandy came through and ripped it all back off. Then, it rained for nearly 2 weeks straight. The weather has finally cooperated enough to start shingling.

We went with shingles by Tamko. It's the Aged Wood color in their Heritage line. It's this beautiful grayish-brown color. I LOVE it! Once they are all on, I'll post a better update. It's only DH putting them on, so it's going to take a few days to be done.

Roof: Part 2

Once again, the weather is against us. DH and MD were able to get a few hours in. Long enough to get the plywood on the other side of the roof. Next available day to work, they are going to put on ice shield and tar paper the side they just finished sheathing. After that comes shingles! Woo hoo.

Roof: Part 1

Yep. Part 1. DH's work schedule, MD's work schedule, and the weather just refuse to cooperate with each other. Because of this, we're only able to work a few hours 1 day a week. Sometimes, we get lucky and we get TWO days for a few hours.

Anyway, we've been able to get half the roof's plywood and tar paper on. The next sunny day MD is hoping that he and DH will be able to get the other half on.

 DH and MD putting the plywood up on the rafters.

 Almost done with the one half!

 This is the front of the house.

 My Dad up in the rafters. 

See. Sheathed and tar papered.

The trusses are on!

Today, MD, HD, and I raised the trusses for the roof. DH helped after he got off of work. It was definitely an entertaining experience. (This post will be picture intensive. You've been warned.)

 The first truss being attached to the lift.

 There it goes! Up into the air.

 Being lowered into place.

 First truss set and tacked into place. If you look to the far right above the ladder, you can see where we braced it by nailing it to a board that was attached to the garage.

 Several of the trusses up.

 A pic of hubby's Dad up in the trusses attaching crossbeams.

 Setting the last truss on!

 Hubby and his Dad up in the trusses attaching some bracing boards.

All done! It looks like a house now! Because of rain, we'll be taking a few days off. Next step after is to add the plywood sheating to both the roof and the walls.