Rain on the Scarecrow

This weekend the rains came on Saturday, like a deluge. Being as we don't have a roof on yet, we tightened up the tarp and went to visit Mimi and Pop (my parents) downstate for the first time since July. Meanwhile the rain poured both here and there.


We returned for Sunday, but it was hard getting back into the swing after the day off. We bought an extension ladder (I have a feeling we will need two, but at $200+ a pop, the second once can wait until we absolutely need it) and brought it up to the house. It was mighty useful in finishing up the couple boards needed tobe able to say we have completed the wall sheathing, without moving the scaffold inside.



Wendy selected and cut more roof sheathing boards while I puttered around with the final wall sheathing boards and the finishing touch of putting in the pieces of trim where they are needed to close up beneath a window sill or above a header. We considered starting on the housewrap, but as it was so windy, we decided to leave off with that for now.

This coming weekend I am taking my last two vacation days off at work, and the objective is to finish the roof with a four day weekend. The kids are going to see Mimi, so that should help since we will be able to push a little more.