Ready for the Roofer

I neglected to update the blog yesterday since I went out for drinks with my coworkers yesterday evening and didn't get home until it was too dark to take any photos. Between yesterday and today the guys completed the roof sheathing and will be ready for a roof nail inspection on Tuesday morning (bummer since you have to call the City for an inspection one day prior... and Lakewood is closed this Friday meaning they can't call until Monday for an inspection on Tuesday). Anyhow, we are much further along and we can actually have the exterior doors and windows installed on Monday, allowing us to have a fully enclosed envelope that is secure. The next step will be the demo of the walls between the existing house and new. It's going to be NUTS trying to keep the house clean after that point regardless of how much visquine we hang! On another note, I got the plumbing fixtures today (the faucets for tubs/showers) and the mosaic tile samples. We also got the new shingle samples (I had narrowed it down to three colors) yesterday so I put them on the roof over the garage and stood outside with Mike with our coffees this morning while we analyzed each sample until we had consensus. I wish we could have used a standing seam metal roof but due to budget and the City wanting us to "keep with the same style" we acquiesced and went with the 30 year asphalt shingle roof. For those that don't know about asphalt shingles, the 30 year is top-of-the line and has a higher profile than the old super crappy ones on our existing roof. I wanted to keep the roof as light as possible (lighter roof = cooler roof = energy saving) but the lightest color had an almost bluish tint which looked terrible with the green color of our house. The mid-range grey looked perfect so that's what we went with. Our roof (old and new) is fully insulated so it should work just fine.

California Roof

Since I'm not really that familiar with Type V construction (residential) I had yet to see a "California Roof" connection until today. Kind of interesting since in my mind you would peel the roof back and tie into the existing rafters. But not with the Cal roof... you just frame and connect right into the existing roof. Simple way to go! Anyhow, here's a couple of photos of what it looks like. Also its cool to see where they did cut the roof to start framing out for the new (and operable!) skylight in our existing bathroom. The addition of a skylight will be so nice since we will loose the window due to the addition AND will keep us from needing a bathroom ceiling fan.

And there are joists!

Today is day 6 (five day work weeks) and it was great to come home from work and see that the forms had been pulled off (we asked for the wood to be saved so we can chop up for firewood for us and our neighbor) and the floor joists had been framed out. I'm not sure when the next inspection will be... need to check with Sal, our contractor tomorrow... but we are on a roll. Also need to share with Sal a new elevation for the bathroom. We picked out the sink/cabinet/legs/mirror on Sunday and now I need to make sure the plumber has dimensions for where the drain and water supply will be. I also decided on the final shower design and toilet (yay TOTO dual flush!) so now I'm set with all the fixture placement. I think I'll surprise everyone with the sink vanity manufacturer... its not what I had in mind but I'm not convinced that it will be great. Mike gets the credit for picking this one out!