well, we finished roofing the back of the house, which took a long time because a lot of the rafters and boards had to be replaced along the way, and we had to set up ladder and roof jacks with planks, which took a while. we’re nearly done shingling the front also. just a little flashing and finishing up to do.
first we took all of the shingles off. i (nicole) hung down from a harness and wood worked on the six layers of shingles on the ridge.
then we patched the rafters from the inside and the rotten boards from the roof jacks.
here’s a before and after of the back of the house:
we also took out all of the floor joists in the long narrow part of the house, so we can put radiant tubes in concrete for heat. we found about 27 skeletons.
our next step will be cleaning the yard and recycling all of the old shingles, and then working on windows and floors.
