The Roof needs to go!

This past summer we came to the conclusion that our little red house needed a new roof. What was currently on the top of our house, keeping us dry (although we did cross our fingers every time it rained) was the cedar shingle roof that was installed when the house was built sometime in the early 40's.

Cedar Shingles aplenty...we gave these to anyone who wanted some kindling for the winter, plus we had to take a load to the dump!


Jacob, and a buddy from work, along with his wife and I stripped the roof of the cedar shingles, installed plywood to create the airgap to bring it to code, then put in the new roof. We had gorgeous weather for the project, except for one morning when we awoke to the dreadful sound of rain. Of course this was the day that we had pushed our luck and decided we didn't really need to cover the bare, open roof with tarps. That was a real bonding experience for us as we traipsed up to the roof in the rain and attempted to get an unruly tarp to lay flat.

However, in the end we have a beautiful new roof that does keep out the rain!