February, 2007

Monday the 26th was a very busy day. We had 4 carpenters, 2 sheet metal (HVAC) workers, 3 plumbers, the contractor, the project coordinator, and 3 laborers. Add to that the driver for the windows delivery truck and a couple of subcontractors who came to consult on work they will be doing. And, Gary and Pauline tried to stay out of the the way while enjoying all the things that were happening. Even though there were some snow flurries, the carpenters managed to finish the plywood for the Main Roof. The laborers did cleanup work until the windows arrived. Then they unloaded windows and placed each near where it was to be installed. There are a lot of windows, most of which are large, so it took several hours to unload and place them. At right are 3 of the 8 windows for the Great Room.

Finally, the last day of the month and it snowed last night. But the roof was ready and the roofers showed up! We let them deal with the snow and celebrated by skiing some fresh powder. We returned from skiing to find more metal on the roof; if the weather cooperates, the roof should be finished in a couple of days. There were also a number of windows installed at the East end of the house.