The "I'm running out of fun titles" Post

Roofing was completed this week on Tuesday. Had a couple of problems........no surprise there, huh? When we decided to keep our upstair ceilings sloped, it opened up some ventilation issues. We thought we could just use a bigger ridge vent on top, outside. HOWEVER, the beam is so wide, that the largest ridge vent, the 11 inch, would barely cover it and protect it during rain or high winds. Our only option is a black metal thing which has not been added yet so I don't know how ugly it might look. We could have used a stainless steel one or a copper one, but it would have added to our cost considerably. Once that decision was made, I thought we were good to go. However, the living room vault and the entry way could accept the ridge vents so I had to decide if I wanted to mix them or have them all the same. I REALLY like the look of the ridge vent so we did put them on. I hope I am not unhappy with the metal thing when it arrives..........In the above picture, you can see one of the guys putting in The Scribbler's skylight.
The siding has been moving along with visible progress daily. In their zeal to get the back done, there were some complications in the back today. At first, I was bummed, but I tried to look for the silver lining: at least, since it happened on the back of the house, the same mistake would not be made on the front. Bob said it wouldn't happen anyway, but I asked him if I could keep my silver lining? :) What happened is this: They sided to the left of the door and then sided the right side of the door. When they went to place the piece over the door at the top, it didn't match up. Due to the ledger board for the porch, the siding at the bottom was different. If you look closely, there is a narrow strip at the bottom on the right, but just the wider on the left. Anyway, the big question, was how to marry them up together at the top so they matched better? It was a joint effort to figure out and I don't know who would get the credit. The Scribbler had the thought, Gutterdawg thought he saw it too and helped her get it out, but it was all clear to all of us when The Scribbler drew it out on the scrap of Hardie. :) It was quite a convuluted piece of board once Bob cut it up and it could have gone wrong in a number of ways. Due to careful measurements and cutting by Bob, it slipped into place and worked marvelously. Watch them as they work........