Lisa left me a message this afternoon to report the good news that the contractor's workers showed up with a cherry-picker lift today ("worth its weight in gold," one of the workers told Lisa) and repaired the wind damage to the fascia. Because they were able to re-use some of the old material, they'll knock $75 off the final price. We got away ( Read more... )

As I mentioned a few days ago, the series of wind storms this winter has blown down some of the metal siding from the fascia and eves of the roof at Fernley House. Yesterday, I left a message with the contractor, and this morning I got a call back. He drove past and had a look (it's easy to see) and will work up an estimate for his people to repair ( Read more... )

While I was home in Fernley this weekend, Lisa pointed out to me an issue that needs resolving sooner, not later. During the last-but-one windstorm, a portion of the fascia (the facing along the roof eves) blew off the upper portion of the west side of the roof.

( Pictures of the Damage )

It was so hot yesterday that Lisa had to put off a trip to the roof until nearly 8 PM, giving her not more than about an hour to try and get something accomplished on this, the last full day that I was here. She obviously can't go up there by herself without a ground spotter; it's much too dangerous.

( Quick Fixes )

Lisa says that we've completed everything she set out to accomplish during my trip up here this month, so anything else we accomplish in the remaining days is a bonus. She has decided for now to not put down any White Goo on the sections we covered already and to instead concentrate on the rest of the north roof.

( Next Steps )

The weather was remarkably cooperative on Monday, so we got a lot more accomplished on the roof than I expected.

( Great progress )

After lunch this afternoon, Lisa made a brief rooftop expedition to determine whether it was safe to risk moving the ladders. It was, so as the sun started to break through the clouds, she decided to take a shot at moving them.

( 45 minutes later... )

After taking most of Sunday off, we've come to a decision on how to proceed with That Darn Roof.

( Where Things Stand )

We've been working on That Darn Roof for about two years now. Here's one of the first entries describing the work. Compare it to the pictures I've posted this week.

Late Saturday afternoon, with heavy clouds cutting the heat, Lisa kitted up and went up the ladder with the plan to pour two more gallons of Gray Goo, expecting to get the newly-fabric-covered section completely covered ( Read more... )