Garage Roof

This weekend project turned out to be more difficult than we had planned for.  We fought with poor weather, lack of electricity, and Menards.  After measuring out our materials and picking them up, we unloaded everything at the house Friday night.  While unloading in the pouring rain, we noticed one package of shingles from the pallet was red instead of black.  Lucky for us, we had a family member who could make the trip to Menards for us.  The nearest one to our house is over an hour away.  

We began working early Saturday morning and soon realized that our generator was not going to work, no matter how hard we wished.  This resulted in using a handsaw for 2x4s, 1x4s, and plywood sheets.  I thought for sure we would never finish this all in a weekend.

Luckily, we had a lot of help.  With four people on the roof and two more helping around the yard and house, we were able to finish the entire garage roof in 9 hours.  Some of the beams were beginning to become soft, so we constructed new supports and trim.  We laid new sheeting, tar paper, and architectural shingles.  It was a big job, but we are very happy it is done with!  

This weekend we also learned that our house is only set up for 60amp electricity service.  That can not even power an electric stove or dryer.  We will soon be upgrading to 200amp service so that we won't have to worry about any more generator issues and can get heat for the winter, which seems to be fast approaching.  

Our next big project: the first bathroom.  We will be working hard at plumbing and then wall construction.  I will be very grateful to have a bathroom in the house!