Roofing Continued

Hi Friends.  I stopped by the house on Friday and took a few pics.  It was fun catching Ron up on the roof.  

One more section to finish with plywood and then the shingles can go on.  

Inside view under a section of the roof.

The part that is finished.  We're nearing the completion of roofing, and that's exciting.  Doors and windows will be next, before siding goes up.  

Thanks for stopping by.  

house trusses

Hi Friends!  I made a little video for you of bird song in southern Indiana.   Just kidding.  You can actually hear the birds quite nicely, but the video that I hereby present, that was made for your viewing pleasure, is of a crane lifting trusses into place on top of the house.  I'm telling you, it's superb footage, no doubt Academy Award winning stuff.   





Now wasn't that worth watching all the way to the end?  Especially because of the background music?  Seriously though, it is exciting, and you can see how fast things are going now that the trusses are on too. 

Covered front porch area.

I hope you enjoyed the blog.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Hi Friends!  We got a start on the roof.  So exciting.  Can't wait until it's up and done.  

You definitely need a crane for this sort of thing.  

All was going well when I stopped by at 9, but within a half an hour the lightning and thunder got going.  We have to wait and try again tomorrow.  But, it looks fantastic!  

Stop by again.  Love ya!  

Roof Trusses Arrive!

Hi Friends.  My goodness it's taken a long time for the roof trusses to arrive, but here they are!  And, what's more, tomorrow they're going up.  We're pumped.  

Ron decides to check on the backing up procedures.

He's thinking we may need to purchase a new mailbox for the neighbors.

But, thankfully, the driver knew just what to do, and sure enough the load was delivered and dumped off without hit any trees or mailboxes.  Yay.  

"That's a lot of wood, Honey!  I think you have your work cut out for you.  I'll be standing by with cold drinks and sandwiches."

I think the next couple of weeks will make a big difference in the house.  We'll have trusses up, then the plywood, and finally shingles.  Should be fun.  So, thanks for waiting patiently, and checking often.  Hopefully we'll keep the photos coming again.  

Love ya all!  See you soon.    

Update on the Building Project

I have been asked why there are no more updates on the house. To catch you up, let me explain that we are waiting on roof trusses to be delivered and set up. Ron has been busying himself with odds and ends jobs, and with ordering materials, and with a few other things that need to be done. The trusses were suppose to be here this weekend but they are delayed a week. Delays are normal when doing construction like this, so we just put ourselves into "chill" gear, and wait it out in the coming week. When the trusses do arrive, it will be "hurry up" time to get the roof on before the next heat wave or set of storms. I will be so glad when Ron is under cover or the rest of the building process.

In the meantime, one of the ordering items was for the windows and doors. I had to pick out all of them, and that was a little scary, to tell the truth. I don't know if I picked out the right things for the house style, I am just going to hope I did. I also had to pick out hardware because the door has hinges attached. I picked pewter.


And, now I'm going to share this lovely plate with you that I saw at Kohls. I want it in my kitchen. I love it! Barns are so inviting, don't you think?

So, that's about it for this post. Sorry it's short and I don't have more. Hopefully in a week I"ll have lots of pics for you, of the roof going up. And, oh, I almost forget to tell you that I also had to pick out the roof color. I didn't pick brown or red or gold. I picked black and grey mix. Now, what exterior colors goes with that color of roof? If you have any ideas about that, please share in the comments. I need help with colors.

Thanks for stopping by. Love ya all.

It's a Wrap!

Hi Friends!  Ron's been working on odds and ends jobs lately.  One of those jobs includes the house wrap.  We're waiting on roof trusses now, and then the roof can go on, after which we will add windows and doors, and put up the siding.  

I saw something red land in this backyard tree.  It's a cardinal!  So pretty. 

And then I saw this.  I asked Ron what happened to this tree.  He said it seems to be top heavy.  We may lose it.  Whah.  

And, that's about it for this post, folks.  I hope the roof trusses come early.  We're ready for them. 

Take care, Everyone.  Have a wonderful Father's Day!  Happy Father's Day to Ron! 

Love ya, Honey!