Throughout the past week and on Saturday (no work on Easter) we took a big chunk out of the siding prep stage. Then, last night, Dan pushed through and completed all the strapping! We are now ready to slap on some siding- YEEHAW!
Last week, I came home from work to a wonderful sight- things getting done on the house by someone other than myself. ;) Sure, in the beginning I reverted back to my toddler days of, " I CAN DO IT MYSELF!" And insisted on carrying out every last task, but a solid year later, I'm MORE than happy to step down and watch someone else work on our pet project/home. haha So, Dan and Adam were cheerfully pounding away at the roof line of the house when I arrived. We had installed EPDM rubber roofing, but we didn't fully complete the work. The rubber still needed to be tucked and secured around the perimeter.
The guys put a solid edge around the roof using 2x4s. The hanging rubber was tucked tightly around that edge and then secured with termination bars- the little metal strips. It's looking like our roof edge won't come out much further than the siding, which isn't ideal, but if we have to get gutters to catch the water and keep it from slipping down the house wrap- we will. In fact, for water collection purposes that will be happening anyway!
On Saturday, Dan and I completed the right end wall and the remaining pieces needed on the front wall of the house. We started the left end wall, but the sun was starting to sink and we were ready for some food and a little bit of time to make it feel like a weekend. We cooked on the grill and enjoyed our first outdoor meal around a fire. :)
Yesterday, Dan finished up the left end wall and cruised through the back wall. Without any windows or other interruptions, that wall is always the easiest to handle. Now, we start putting up the pallet siding! We are a little nervous, but I am confident we will make this work!
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It looks like two people are on the ladder in the first picture. Those have weight limits, probably 225 to 250 pounds. If it collapsed you could get hurt bad. My brother in law fell off a ladder a couple if years ago and busted his head. He was in a coma for a month. He came out of it but he is not all there like he was before the accident. It took him a long time to get well. Parts of his brain died and they had to take out some. He has a hard time walking.
ReplyDeleteI see you have two ladders. Tell them to be aware of the weight limit.
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DeleteThank you for your concern and sharing your experience. It must have been difficult for everyone involved. The first picture may look like two people are on one, but it's just the angle. They both have their own ladder and each of them weighs maybe 175lbs. Falls from hieghts of even 10 feet can be scary, we always keep safety in mind. Thanks for reading!
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ReplyDeleteI'm MORE than happy to step down and watch someone else work on our pet project/home. haha So, Dan and Adam were cheerfully pounding away at the roof line of the house when I arrived.Ian
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