The Propane Porch

Rain gonna stop me from building stuff? Nope. It does slow me down a bit, though. Without ever trying to cut one, I simply assumed compound angles would be hard to get right. Today I tried to cut one. Well, four, actually. Well, really eight. This was one of those times that assumptions turned out … Continue reading The Propane Porch

Tail Siding

2018-08-05. At long last, the rear wall is sided! This completes the siding job! This wall and the one around the corner need to be stained before I can just leave it to the weather, but for sure the hard part of the exterior is done. There are a bunch of little gaps and such … Continue reading Tail Siding

I Used A What?

After installing the roof peak trim, I noticed from the ground that a section of the bottom drip edge/hem which is supposed to wrap around the cleat was actually flapping freely (purple arrow). This is a problem. The cleat is what keeps the end of the trim in place when there’s a bunch of wind, … Continue reading I Used A What?

A Step Back

Two sides stained and sealed (some work by Melissa). Roof needs a little more work but today’s intermittent sprinkles make that unsafe. I have started siding the other long wall, which is moving along more quickly given what I have learned from doing the other two. Like I keep saying, by the time I finish, I … Continue reading A Step Back

Roof Progress

Lots of roof progress! Shown here: the main field of panels installed, as well as the low eave trim. The left rake wall trim is up, too, though it’s hard to see. One thing that’s easy to see: note the sky light flashing on the left (center of image) is somewhat taller than the flashing … Continue reading Roof Progress