The start of the week the team finished up the roof decking so the dining area is now enclosed. The problem is that the weather has be wet so the roofing guy has been delayed so we didn't get the actual roofing done. For now we have covered it with a tarp and we are hoping for better weather and for the roofing guy to catch up on his backlog. Dean really wants to get the … [Read more...] about Week 109: Plumbing & Flooring
What have we been up to
We will try and document what gets done every week. It won't always be exciting or glamorous.
Week 108: More roof & plumbing details
It was another busy week working on the addition. At the start of the week we got the big beam we needed to put in to support the gap where we are taking out the wall. Naturally this was more effort than expected because of some of the funky building techniques from the 1920's but that is why we have reciprocating saws and it was put to good use. I felt a little bad that i … [Read more...] about Week 108: More roof & plumbing details
Week 107: Rafters
It was only a 4 day week but the team put it to good use and the rafters are almost done for the dining area. Because we have a cathedral ceiling in there, and almost 100 years have passed since the house was built, the roof structure is quite different so Dean was sorting out how to align everything. It will be quite a thick roof because it needs insulation and venting. … [Read more...] about Week 107: Rafters
Weeks 105 & 106: Weather & Holiday
Happy new year! Sarah and i left town for a week and went to the island to visit family and friends and spent a quiet Christmas in Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The building crew was going to be putting up the rafters for the roof but the weather did not co-operated and it dropped to -16 and the city was paralysed with snow. Dean texted me to let me know … [Read more...] about Weeks 105 & 106: Weather & Holiday
Week 103: Deck roof
One of the features of our renovation is that our laundry/mechanical room is mostly under our deck. This means we have a flat roof and i learned this week that a flat roof is anything but flat. I had anticipated that the entire thing would just slope away from the house but it is actually a lot more complex than that. The roof has two drainage points so slopes in two … [Read more...] about Week 103: Deck roof