Today was exciting for a whole bunch of things were started that prove progress on our new house. Harold's Construction crew were busy tidying up details on the trusses so they could begin nailing up facia board. On our house we are doing many things quite different than the norm in order to achieve the look we are after. One such thing is to put the facia board on at right angles to the roof instead of perpendicular to the ground. Harold reminded me that this is not the easiest or fastest way to do facial boards but he agreed it looked pretty cool!
While a couple of the crew worked on the facia, the others started putting the sheeting on the roof on the front of the living room.
My crew also finished assembling the many pieces we routed last week They formed the curved headers and eyebrows we would need to finish building the roofs. After a lot of discussion, plenty of measuring and some head scratching we came up with a final plan for the upper windows and the eyebrows over them. Harold reminded me that the way we were doing things was not the easiest, but he also admitted with a smile that they would look very cool if we did them as we planned. The guys got a good start on the first of the dormer windows and at the end of the day I couldn't help but enjoy the view back towards our shop. It will be even more spectacular when the old house is demolished.
Out front we were busy too. I got a few more of the arched beams up on the porch and carport. They give weight and substance to the roof and define the edges in a dramatic fashion. They continue the theme of arches which is mirrored in the windows and doors.
Peter welded up the porch sides and they clearly outlined what is to come with the sculpted concrete. What we saw brought a big smile to our faces!
Tomorrow, Peter begins welding more trees around the steel posts in the porch area. This too is not the easiest or fastest way to do things but like all the other areas of the house our goal is to not merely go fast, or just get the job done. Our goal instead is to produce pure magic when the job is complete.
-grampa dan