I started up on the roof today. Yesterday, Johnny and Luke moved a number of the exterior SIPs to better cover the roof (since we don’t have enough for the entire area). So this morning we added some lumber to fill the gap between the SIPs. It’s a small deception which should be invisible once the final finish layer is added. Indeed, Johnny and Melissa started adding a building wrap and cedar siding in the afternoon.

I, on the other hand, was pulled to work on the windows the rest of the morning and afternoon. We had a representative from H Windows present so we opened the crate (which included a mysterious extra window) and got to work. We started with the smallest one – the tilt-and-turn window on the west side. That particular product is pretty remarkable; I was mortified at least twice when I thought the entire window was falling down, but, in fact, someone had just ‘tilted’ it.

Next we installed the door. There is no doubt it is a foreign product – the handle is much higher and sits above the deadbolt. We actually found ourselves discussing which way was ‘up’ since it’s a bit out of the ordinary. Then we added the two south-facing fixed windows and, after lunch, the sliding door on the west side. The sheer mass of these things was amazing. Luckily we had a concrete floor, a forklift, and almost a dozen people to help when needed. I’m not quite sure how they would be installed with much less, but it must be possible.

I worked with Ty for a bit in the afternoon adding louvers to the shading structure. We’ll have to finish that work on Monday since Mike and Noor distracted us all with ice cream.