Another Week of Building in the Tiny House: Roof Progress

Well, having to really step it up on getting things done. So what happened this week? 

Tuesday we installed the door. Normally, that is easy. But we were having a Monday 2.0 that day.

So things were not going smoothly. We also measured and cut the support pieces needed to hold up against my husband climbing the roof to add the shingles later. 

We had found that when we installed the roofing sheets, my husband couldn't support his weight on those. He had to carefully find the beams from the truss pieces to navigate the roof. Well, with adding shingles soon, we don't want to risk him falling through. So we cut those pieces to install and reinforce the roof.

Kinda looks like a messy puzzle up there. But it will be strong! And ultimately, that is all that matters.

Wednesday was when we installed all but 6 of the support boards.

Thursday we finished installing the support pieces. It was good knowing that he wouldn't come crashing down. We started the roofing process. Managed to get as many rows as we could reach without climbing on the roof.

Saturday is when the real work started. When he came home from work, we were all dressed and ready to get to it. Starting the shingle process was scary for us all. First, because it was so high up. Second because the angle of the roof is too steep. Definitely should not have made it so tall. It was an all day affair with just one break for a quick lunch. We finished the one side.

Sunday after church was another day of building. We had to make a stop at Home Depot for more nails. Then when we were nearly finished with the other side of the roof, had to stop again for my husband to go get more. Note to others - just get the bigger box. So what if you have leftover nails? At least you can finish the job uninterrupted. 

After resuming, we soon realized we were out of shingles too. So we raided the other shed and started using leftover shingles that the previous owner had left.  Sadly, even those were not enough. We were about 2-3 shingles shy! We also didn't have enough of the ridge caps pieces.

Not the most comfortable job, but we did get to the halfway point before needing to stop.

What did we learn this week? 

Hmm, strengthen everything! Add more supports, don't be shy. 

If you think you need 8 packs, get 9. Miscounting or misjudging is a pain in the rear. Literally. Just look at that picture above! It also means more stops at the store and less time to build.

The steeper the incline, the more pain you will have in your back, legs, ankles and feet. My husbands ankles swelled this weekend. And I was painfully losing feeling in my hands and feet. 

That is all for this update! We have plans for this week. Each day when my husband gets home from work, we have to do a another task. Until his paycheck, we will be working on completing the siding. Once we have the final supplies, we will be right back on the roof finishing the last bit. Then we can call the outside officially finished! I can't wait for that time.  Our family has been suffering the effects from the stress of finishing this project by the end of this month. Just another week and a half to get this thing livable!