Dear Family, Friends, and Diary,
This is a diary mostly for our neighbors Gene and Nancy. This week they entertained Cambridge Avenue with The Great Roof Razing. After 100 years, the old shake shingles were removed, along with two or three layers of more modern material. It was a good show, or at least the best one on offer in the neighborhood.
Monday
Here is a gallery of the first day of The Great Roof Razing. I'm not sure if this is of interest to more than neighbors and me, but others can always just skip quickly. Everything on this website is self-served.
Tuesday
More tear-off and the start of sheathing. Gene trying to catch up with spare parts production.
By the end of the day, the guys had cleaned up and sent away their fourth load of scrap. The old house was looking a little bare, but still presentable, even elegant. Good bones.
Wednesday
Not too many pictures today because the Trotters were fairly busy. "The project" is making progress, although Gene needs to catch up on some rot repair.
Thursday
An even busier day for us, so not much chance for neighborhood photography. All the shingles are off now and maybe a quarter of the roof area is closed with plywood sheathing. No rain in the ten-day forecast, an advantage of global warming?
Friday
A busy day for the project with a truck load of new shingles. Sheathing gets done and some of the back gets covered.
Saturday
No rest on this weekend day. Shingles went on the back side and Gene continued to fix his century-old fixer upper.
Sunday
A day off, except for Gene and his patch and fill. House looked good in evening light.
Monday
The experienced work crew came back and attacked the front. Gene gave a tour to Marianne.
Tuesday
Lots of work on the front surfaces. Gene inspects after he noticed a problem with the shingle alignment. By the end of the day, looks close.
Wednesday
Nice morning light and the Peters crew arrives for the last time. The backyard duck is tired of all the dust and noise. Lots of details today. Final shots of side, back, and front.
End? Never, it's an old house. Now, just the little job of painting. Yikes!