We have made beaucoup progress in the last month, let me tell you something (dang, there was another one - and another in the parentheses! I'll try to stop now). To whit:
When we last left the little house in the mountains, Sean had just put up the floor joists and the big beam in the living room (which the joists are attached to, so thank goodness for that).
Then we (that is, Sean, Cody and Spicky, with minimal support but a damn fine lunch from me) put the plywood floor underlayment on for the second floor floor (yes both "floors" are supposed to be in there).
Here's what it looks like from the inside:
Then, yahoo!, time to put up the second floor walls.
After walls came the HUGE roof beam:
And, attached to the beam, the rafters. After one tiny miscalculation, we got the length and birds-mouth cuts right on the second try. So with Cody on the saw, and Sean on the scaffolding, and me mercifully on the ground, they were up in no time. Whoo, really starting to take shape now!
However, even with a lovely house shape, and rafters in place, the really important part was to get the roof sheeting (plywood) and underlayment (similar to tar paper, but the modern version) on, to get us weatherproofed. But before we could do that, we had to get the plywood sheeting on the second floor, install the lookouts (those things poking out of the roof line) and cut the eaves to shape. Voila!
Also, from the inside:
And, finally, here is the first roof sheet on.
After that, I didn't have time to take pictures, because it started to rain and putting sheeting up became MUCH more important than taking pictures! So, after much scrambling, and only TWO wet days (we're really feeling like we got away with something on that one), we were finally "in the dry." Not really, because you're not really dried in until you have all windows and doors in place, but...
A weekend and a half was devoted to painting (priming! plus 3 coats!) all our green windows the burgundy color that matches the existing windows. Finally! A job for Sarah. Can you tell I'm proud? Okay, the picture doesn't really do the three days of taping and painting justice, but here it is, anyway (that's only four of the nine windows, I promise!):
Meanwhile, Sean spent that weekend and a half tying up loose ends (some literal) on the roof and exterior, sealing the interface between the two houses, and most importantly, building the false walls that take up the space between the two houses. Success on both sides of the roof, I might add.
So, on tap for the next week or two, wrap the house in Tyvek (more weatherproofing), and then... window and door installation, otherwise known as DRIED IN. Then there are the interior doors and hardware to order, not to mention the light fixtures, and the interior walls to frame, and wire to be pulled (though Sean did install the electrical boxes), ad nauseum to infinity. But we won't let ourselves get too far ahead of ourselves - would be too overwhelming, eh?
As for the smallest member of the family - he continues to do everything he's supposed to (as do I, of course) and nothing he isn't (again, same with me, though the lack of wine and sushi begins to wear!). He is growing and moving, and kicking like a crazy man in there. His newest skill, learned just a couple of days ago, is hiccuping. It's so cute!
Monday marks the 6-month milestone, and the beginning of the third trimester! I'll commemorate with a picture of the growing belly, but 'til then, here's 26 weeks (this week):
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