Pat stopped by early in the morning and we discussed the height of the ridge beam and the eventual pitch of the roof. Put down a plate line everyone was happy with. Just the different aspects and options he laid out shows why it is money well spent hiring a skilled and good general contractor. They have the experience, but maybe more important the perspective that most "one time" self remodelers lacks. So it is good to be able to discuss "options" with someone that has "seen it all" and came up with a good final solution.
While Tom was doing a really nice job in cutting up our old roof and build a support for the new ridge beam, I was on the ground sanding it down. The pitch will be so steep so it can be tricky accessing that beam and sanding it once it is in location and the roof is up.
When I was done sanding, Tom had finished building a support on top of the (on Friday) newly installed beam that is spanning our old entry way. He was now ready for the long beam. A tad heavy and cumbersome, but it went up smoothly and it did fit! Now it is also properly anchored down.
We are also starting to be exposed to the elements, but I think I managed to seal up the cut with roof mastic. It is not to last that long, but it would suck if we ended up with water dripping down into the living room.
Since the sun was out I continued digging in the garden and finally managed to locate the power lines AND the needed storm drain lateral, so I can now focus on digging the desperately needed trench - w/o risk cutting either the gas or power lines in the process. Peace of mind!
We also got a visit from our little building inspector, Willow. She sorts of hangs around all day, not scared at all for noises or falling lumber, or the occasional visiting dog.
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