In order to expedite getting the siding stained (first coat on all six sides), it required a much larger drying space than setting a few boards on the steps of our A-frame ladders.
And, after less time than it would have taken to keep hand painting even half the remaining boards, our boards arrived, ready to head over to the build site. Also pictured here (shoved into the right side of the truck bed) are the steel tubes that we'll be using instead of wood for our loft joists.
But despite the progress on getting siding painted, the real push recently has been trying to get the roof done before the first snow. Here goes the first main panel!
It looks pretty good from the ground, minus that little bit of fascia that still needs to be painted :)
View from the roof with our help "hemming" the next panel to prepare it for installation.
After a few panels, we started to get the hang of things...
...even though occasionally our battens were hilariously off of square (see how the batten starts off right where it should be at the eave, then retreats below the panel within a few feet).
And then there were the ladybugs. So. Many. Ladybugs. They didn't really impede progress, but it was a bit bothersome to have them fly into your face while standing more than 10 feet in the air on a ladder or the roof.
There were probably hundreds of the little bugs, and they loved all the tiny little nooks and dark spaces, like here between two studs where a family of them decided to camp out.
Still, we continued to make progress, getting about halfway by Monday.
And then, the last main panel was on.
From the ground, it looks pretty good. Now, all we need to do is put in rake wall and peak trim, and the roof will be complete. This was Tuesday afternoon, and within minutes of that last panel going up, it started to rain, stopping our progress. On the bright side though, we got to hear the sound of rain on our metal roof from inside: something we've both been looking forward to (and it didn't disappoint!)
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