So now that the house was framed, the framers began to work on the roof.
The trusses came on a big trailer from Tennessee.
We had to get the roof trusses ready for installation. We sanded, conditioned, stained and sealed all of the pieces, then put them together.
Putting them together was like putting together a puzzle.
Once they were finished, they were beautiful.
So as we finished each truss, we stacked them up until they were all done.
Then Dan and the framers installed them all. We hired a crane and an operator
to lift the trusses up to the framers. Once they were in place, the framers installed them. Dan was on the ground guiding and directing the crane operator. This whole process took about 4 hours. Once they were finished, the cathedral ceiling was complete.
This is the view from the back of the house once the trusses were installed.
Now once the trusses were installed, the roofers could finish the roof.
This is the view from the drone.
So now the roofers could install the plywood sheathing on the roof.
After that, they put the ice and water shield along the bottom 3 feet of the roof. Then the roofers could finally start shingles.
That was exciting to watch because it was a big job that was getting totally finished. Or so we thought. They took FOREVER. They wouldn’t return our phone calls, they stopped coming to work. It was stressful because the longer they took, the more rain got into the house. After a few months, they were almost finished, but not before the weather did some damage to the interior. Thankfully, the damage wasn’t permanent. It was something that could be fixed. And lucky Christina got the job. The floor boards inside the house started to warp at the seams, so we had to rent an industrial sander and sand down all of the seams in the whole house.
But finally, the roof was finished.