Roofing Plywood Arrives and Goes On

Hubby was able to sneak another few days away from work on the 17th of August. After the trusses arrived Ray had to lay the plywood on the roof for the shingles.

The next few days(Friday through Sunday) were spent building the roof. This means he was laying all the plywood on the trusses and creating a surface that he would lay the shingles on. The first day he was able to put up a row or two of plywood.

He then had to have a truck deliver the rest of the order on the Saturday. He had to bring in 90 sheets of plywood. He also had all the roofing shingles delivered at the same time.

Roofing Shingles - 80lb a Bundle

Beginning the Lift

First the lumber arrived in the morning and the forklift had to lift up a pallet of about 30 sheets to the roof.

The Little Lumber Seat

Ray had already created a little seat for them at a 45 degree angle. This was up on the roof, so that he could work from there. After he had used up all of that wood he and Colt would have to haul the rest by hand. Much harder on the body!

I do not like watching them do the roof! There is a reason I bought harnesses! And you know guys.... harnesses? What are they for. Oh, well, mother prevailed.

All day long as we were raking and hauling, raking and hauling, I would have a son say, "Mum, do you know what they are doing up there...." It made them nervous to see them prancing around on this roof as if it were the ground. Unfortunately son #1 has the same dare devil attitude as his dad! Needless, to say, *I* kept my eyes on the ground working rather than stressing myself out! *smile*

Laying the Plywood

Monkey Bars

During our lunch break the boys decided to try out the interior ceiling trusses as monkey bars. It was like a zoo!




By the end of Sunday the roof had its plywood. The roofing shingles would begin being put on the following Saturday, the 26th. The boys bedroom and playroom end of the house would be done later.