Tarring and Papering

While we were on choose-the-woodstove detail,  Neal cranked away at WACK WACK WACKing tar paper on, installing windows, and detailing the beautiful cedar siding on the lower half of the building. He was almost done, but not quite.

The first rain of the season brought 1 1/2 " in two days. On the second day,  we broke out the buckets to catch drips from the unpapered areas (south facing windowseat roof, maybe?).  Uh, time to get the rest of that paper on.

Neal, Uma and I finished the east face on Sunday afternoon, windows and all.

This was taken around the 24th:  gutters and downspouts are on.  This is a big step.  We're trying to remind each other of our progress. It helps when dealing with the myriad of small problems that come up.  Like what?

Like, the reason why no doors are installed...
We're still waiting the 5 week leadtime for the doors that have the required low-e glazing, that was expected. 

But the clear glazed front door was supposed to come in 7-10 days.  Twenty days later, it arrived - an inch shorter than expected.  So what's an inch?  Well, trim that no longer aligns.  Windows next to the door that don't align.  And a stumpier look (we had wanted taller doors, but balked at the increased cost of the "special" size).

So, now we're waiting another 7-10 days for a door that is the height Neal framed for it.

And look, the roof and the gutters are on!!