Mission Accomplished

We set out to get the house under roof before the end of the weekend and we succeeded. Though it took a lot of effort and help from friends in the area. A special thanks to Korpi, Mike D., Weber and of course Danny and Jim.  After a raining Friday and expected snow and rain on Monday we had two days to get the trusses back up, sheath it and cover with roofing felt. 

Saturday morning I spent almost 2 hours unwrapping the tarp that covered the house like a circus tent to protect it from Friday's weather. A few

 finishing touches with the top plate and we were ready to roll. 

Here's Jason and Kent getting the trusses up to the roof. 

Our neighbor Jim had the best seat in the house. When he wasn't setting up the trusses he could enjoy the view. It's been suggested more than once to put a widows walk up there.

View from Rardin. Plastic is still on the windows to keep the rain out. 

View from Second St. side. We still have to finish the additional part of the house. But right now plastic protects the inside.

We finished around 6:00 PM on Sunday and that night it stormed. On Monday morning we found the inside dry so our hard work paid off. 

Thanks again to everyone who helped. And to Jason, Molly and Noah for bringing a "raise the roof" cake on Sunday, and to Danny, Patty and Naomi for celebrating with us.