Metal roofing, day 4

 The metal roofing arrived and we put it off a few days while we finished up the framing.  Our inspection on Friday went very well.  We learned our lessons from the shop inspection (no return visits because we forgot critical blocking at sheeting seams) and do not need another inspection now until the plumbing and electrical are done. The inspector handed us a nice complement: (essentially) "The local contractors could learn a thing or two from your framing."

Then Friday and Saturday we got into laying the metal roofing on the small roof. It has some special considerations as it butts up next to the garage on one side and the house on the other. Figuring out the transition ridge cap had Bill pondering how to keep water from running down the garage and house walls into the peak space, but now he says he has it figured out.

Sunday and Monday we took on the big roof metal. From 6AM to 10 Sunday we cranked along pretty well, then the heat got to us. We took it on again from 6PM to 8:30 and had three quarters of the east side 4/12 roof covered.  We got a bit later start this morning and finished that surface and moved to the west side 4/12 roof but only lasted for 6 sheets before Bill called uncle. Temps the rest of the week will continue to rise to 106º on Thursday. May have to hot-foot it to Anacortes.

Bill will be going to Anacortes late morning tomorrow, Tuesday, for an eye appointment, returning Wednesday. The electrician is coming early Wednesday morning to put in the main electrical panel in the house, otherwise I'd be going with him.  He may get back Wednesday and the we just head back Thursday for some marine air.

A visitor on our RV mat: a sphinx one-eyed moth.  It didn't display the "eye" until I nudged it with my foot to see if it would move.

Cutting a metal panel for the end of the row.

Putting that panel in place to finish the 4/12 pitch on the east side (with me snapping the photo between the rungs of the ladder).