Put the Roof on the Sucka'

So here is the work that's been done to my Father-in-Law's house since my last post:


Here's the front of the house as of 6/17.





As you can see, there is a garage now, owing to the fact that Dick and I framed it all up. The other ting you'll notice is the roof trusses are all up. That was quite an ordeal involving like 10 guys, a crane, and the requisite swearing and posturing. My job was to get stuff for people and be unobtrusive. I succeeded in the first and usually succeeded in the second. Mostly due to swearing and posturing.





And here's the left side of the house. You'll notice that the roof trusses hang out a ways; this is to accommodate the roof that will hang over the deck off the upper floor. Also, we've started putting up the house wrap.







Here's the back.







Here's the interior. All of the rooms on this floor (with the exception of the kitchen pantry) are done. Pretty different than last time!








And finally, here are the cedar logs that will be the pillars on either side of the front door. Being in northern Idaho, they're going for the rustic look. These logs came from the property here, and we stripped the bark off 'em the old fashioned way, using a sharp ax. I felt all old-fashioned and frontiersy and it made me want to smoke my pipe while I worked.