Skip to content

Monthly Archives: September 2008

Dormers, etc.

Both dormers are now roofed. Also today, the chimney was framed in. I had to accept a number of economies in building this house. Much as I would have loved to have a classic brick chimney, I couldn’t afford it. Instead I’ll have a framed chimney, which will be covered with the same board-and-batten siding […]

More interior framing

The roof is framed and felted now, except that there’s not yet a roof on the two dormers. It rained for part of the day, so the framers focused on interior framing. It’s a little difficult to explain the photo above. In this photo, I’m standing in the second-floor bedroom and looking up toward the […]

Eaves and dormers

These two photos were taken about half an hour before quitting time. The framers should finish up today with those pesky flared eaves on all sides of the house. The front dormer is partly framed. The side dormer remains for tomorrow.

The exterior lines are almost in…

A certain personality is starting to emerge. It has a bit of a French accent, doesn’t it? Today the framers finished the tricky curves where the flared eaves meet the rounded rafters of the side porch. This is the room where I’ll probably spend most of my time. I call it the radio room. It’ll […]

Cicada

A cicada perched on a limb of the poplar tree above my trailer There seems to be a healthy balance of insect life on my newly cleared acre. Several types of bees including honey bees work the wildflowers, of which there are surprisingly many for the first season after clearing. I see lots of lady […]

Working with the weather

Weather Underground (www.wunderground.com) Work continued on the roof today, including getting felt on top of the sheathing. Some inside framing work also got done. None of that makes for very interesting photographs, so no pictures today. The framing crew stopped work a little early today because light rain has started falling as tropical storm Hanna […]

Sheathing

The guys are working hard to get the roof sheathing and felt down before we get rain from Hanna this weekend. They actually had tackle attached to the ridge board and were rappelling up and down the roof today.

The rafters are done

All the rafters are in, and the framers are getting ready to apply the roof sheathing. Because of the flared eaves and the curved roofline over the side porch, some extra work is needed. The curved piece he’s holding above supports the sheathing over the side porch. Fitting this piece required some tricky measuring. The […]

The wildflower season changes

It’s impressive how, abused as my spot of land is from the removal of the pine trees and the stumps, it’s struggling to produce. In early September, a whole new wildflower season begins. I call it the yellow flower time of year. Unfortunately I’m low on yellow flowers. I have only one small stand of […]

More rafters

Putting up the rafters is tricky work, and probably a bit dangerous as well, because the framers are working from platforms just under the ridges. The rafter work is almost done, though. From the back From up the hill