First sun and record heat - then torrential downpour...

Forecast for this week was great, with the exception of a minor disturbance for Wednesday. So we started early Monday morning taking the roof off, planning for it to take the day. It was MUCH more work than anticipated. Late Tuesday evening, still not completely done, we were forced to pull out tarps to cover the house up for the approaching cold front and rains.

Managing these gigantic tarps (1,040 sqf each, about the sail area on a very decently sized yacht) in the dark was no easy feat. Luckily I have understanding neighbors (+good help) and it was warm and nice. So warm that when I later took the dog for a midnight stroll to wind down, I could wear shorts and short sleeves. More like a summer night in July.

Was awake half the night, listening to every sound, listening to the wind pulling the tarps, and trying to detect the horrid sounds of water dripping somewhere. Finally fell asleep, still no rain and the wind seemed to die down. By 9 AM it was still warm, but the grey sky slowly started opening up. Not for sun though. It has rained on-and-off all day, sometimes very heavy, but luckily with very little wind. Tarps have kept water out of the house, but I cannot go many days like this.

Assuming sun Thursday morning, new trusses are now to be delivered either Thursday PM or Friday AM. Once here, a crew of seven will "attack" the roof and get us dried in again. This should finally give us an idea of what it'll look like from the outside.
Stay tuned!

PS: The weather was simply too miserable to even take some "elevated" pictures during Wednesday. Will have to be done tomorrow. :DS