The roof... let me just start by saying this was by far the hardest part of the whole build, and we had to call in reinforcements because at this point, Brandon wasn't feeling very well, and couldn't be up on a ladder. And while I had experience hammering shingles on roofs (thank you grandpa for making your grandchildren climb up on the garage roof and hammer in shingles until we couldn't anymore), metal roofs are a whole different ballgame.
For some reason, Brandon decided to put the ceiling in before we were ready to put the roof on. This wouldn't have been an issue, except that it rained, and it rained a lot before we had anything on the roof. So, some of those really nice pieces of the ceiling got ruined from the rain. Fortunately, we were able to get more, and replace them AFTER we got the roof on.
When we were ready to start putting the roof on, we packed foam block insulation into the attic area. Oh, we also had reflective paper on the ceiling. I should note that we also put this on the siding. This is to keep the heat out in the summer and the heat in in the winter. So far, this has worked wonderfully. We also have in the floor, as well as insulation. Putting the 5/8" roof decking on was a bit tricky, and fortunately, my dad was able to help with this. Because, as I've mentioned before, it gets windy out there, and even though those planks of plywood weigh a lot, the wind doesn't care, and they can easily turn into sails.
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| so smooth looking |
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| looking up from the ladder as he screws in the plywood |
After we got the roof decking on, then we added the
synthetic roof underlayment. I ended up doing most of this with Brandon supporting the ladder for me. It was at this point that he could just no longer be on the roof, but he felt confident that he could support me. There are guides on the paper that you follow in order to make the installation of the metal roof easier. This is to prevent the screws from the metal roof hitting the nails in the roof decking and the paper. The key to making this successful is to line up the paper in the right direction and make sure it matches other sheets you've already put up. It wasn't exactly perfect, and we had a few hiccups when installing the metal roof, but not many. You don't want a bunch of holes in your metal roof because that will cause leaking and leaking will ruin your ceiling and then your floor, and it's just bad overall, so getting this right is important.
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| so pretty |
Ok, so, as I mentioned before, installing the metal roof proved to be more than we could handle, so we called in reinforcements. My dad and I tried to do it by ourselves, but it was too much. So, we called Brad Allen and he made it look easy.
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| Brandon adding some screws to the roof. |
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| Brad making roof installation look easy. |
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| He's just up there walking around like it's no big thing |
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| Finished! |
Installing doors. I can now confidently say that I can do this. Even after slicing my thumb open with a brand new box blade. So, when installing a door (or window), you make sure it's square and even all around the edges by adding shimmy boards into the crevices. But after they're all situated and the door or window is installed, you cut them to make them level with the wall. And well, if you're not paying attention, you suddenly notice blood dripping on the floor wondering where it came from because the cut is so clean, you don't feel the pain right away. Anyway, I was able to stop the blood and continue my task.
Note to self, when making sure the door opens and closes smoothly, DON'T have the threshold unscrewed and all the way up, and then cry because you've done everything right, everything is square and level, and the door still won't close. Making sure the threshold was in place correctly was all that needed to happen to make the door work.
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| ouch |
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| Door closed |
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| Door open |
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