11.15.2015

Especially after yesterday's chilly temps, today's weather was a real blessing.  The sun was out, the sky was blue and the temperatures were around 50. 

Jim got busy first thing making some more blocking.

These blocking pieces go between the main rafters for more stability.

Both of the blocking pieces are in place.

Jim put the next piece of strapping on the last main rafter - this will be used when we put up the wall sheathing.

Working on the stepstool on top of the scaffolding to fasten the strapping into place.

Jim wanted one more section of scaffolding - it's about 25' in the air now!  Thankfully, we had these 4' sections already on the deck and Jim got them into place without too much trouble.

Because this is just one high tower, Jim strapped the tower to the structure so that it wouldn't be wobbly.

Time to bring up more sheathing...

Jim had to first put the temporary blocks on the bottom to catch the first piece of sheathing.

Trying out his new tool....just for these type of circumstances, Jim bought a cordless circular saw that runs off the same batteries that his driver/drill do.  This way, when he's in these type of precarious situations, he won't have to drag around the heavy saw with the cord.

After this first piece, each of the other pieces of sheathing will be the same size.  This first piece has to have a little corner extend out where it meets the wall sheathing.

This is where the intersection of the outside wall sheathing meets the rafter - Jim had to chisel this little area out so that the roof sheathing would fit precisely.

Fastening the sheathing to the angle piece at the bottom.

This is the completed intersection - fits precisely and looks good!

Poor Jim is always have to squeeze himself to work in some weird positions.

Back to playing Spiderman and clinging to the rooftop.  However, I was nervous when he was doing this on the auto bay roof - now he's so much higher!

Putting the next piece into position...

Fastening the sheathing down on this section is so much harder than on the dormer roof.  Besides not being able to stand on it, Jim has a lot of trouble getting good enough leverage to get the screws through the sheathing and the steel.

This brace is in the way of getting the sheathing up and Jim was comfortable taking this one down.  Only 3 braces left!

Pushing the next piece into position...

It's really looking great...

Time for more sheathing...

With the last minutes of daylight, Jim got the next piece into position.

He put about half of the screws in to make sure it held - he'll finish the rest tomorrow.  We're happy with the progress today - just two half sheets left and this side is all sheathed!

I could take a gorgeous sunset picture every night.  The nice thing about sunsets in the mountains is that the sky stays beautiful for a long time.

 

High 52/Low 35