Roofing!

The past two weekends, we managed to get the roof up on the cabin. It's a 12 in 12 slope, so there is no way to stand on it without help. By installing sets of roof jacks every four feet or so, we were able to work fairly comfortably. Also, Jim has some jacks that fit on ladders and a plank to span between them, so that gave us a really stable platform to use to get the roof started. In addition, Jim was able to borrow a roof lift for the week, so we were able to use that to get the shingles up the roof. By the end of this first weekend, we managed to get the back side of the roof pretty much done, including a set of roof vents.

The next weekend, Jim and I were back up there, and Mike and Tony were able to make it too. We thought the second half of the roof would go really fast. We managed to get it done, but it was more work than we had imagined.

It was great to have the help and get the roof on. Not only was it fun to work with four guys, but it is a huge relief to know that the floor should now stay pretty much dry regardless of weather. For this year, there is still a little more sheathing to put up in the gables, we have to install the door and a couple of windows, and wrap the whole thing in Tyvek, but that seems a pretty minor compared to what we've got done!