Catching up

Due to our hectic and tiring construction schedule, I got behind with my posts. As of today--May 3, 2007--the cabin walls are all up and most of the roof is sheathed (the 2 x 6 tongue and groove planks) are in. Let me work backwards a little. Monday May 1 was my good friend Bill Hammond's last day working on the project. (Bill is a general contractor from California, and generously donated 10 days of his time to help us build this cabin.) Monday was also the day Bill and I both reached the end of our physical strength. We had hoped to get the entire roof on and "felted" or covered with tar paper so the interior would stay dry. We didn't make it. Not for a lack of effort, as we (and friends and family) worked very hard the 10 days Bill was here. Yesterday--Tuesday May 2--Bill flew home to San Jose, so not much work got done. However, I did hire a roofer to finish that work. The peak of the roof proved too high, the sheathing too slick and my energy level too low for me to get that done. Despite intermittent showers today (and rain forecast for the next few days), the roofing crew got started this afternoon. Once the roof is done, we can work inside at a more leisurely pace. Here are some photos to show the progress of the construction as of Monday May 1.