The roof is off and the house has been tarped since Tuesday. Ohm's mom took Ohm over to watch some of the roof demolition on Tuesday morning. He was squealing with delight. Men were throwing large pieces of roof down into a truck, and they were also climbing up and down a ladder. What could be more fun! Ohm's mom is kicking herself because she forgot to take the camera to the festivities.
The tarp has done a fairly good job of keeping the rain out. Here are a couple pictures from inside.
Ohm's mom took Ohm over to the house later in the week for a quick look around. He recognized the various rooms, and was very interested in the changes. When he saw the kitchen with tarp for a roof and plastic covering the cupboards he asked "What's the kitchen doing?"
There has been quite a bit of rain since the house had the tarp added. The foundation guy had to add a sump pump to the spot dug for the bay window foundation.
There were a couple spots on the roof and tarp which needed patching before the next big storm. Nails poking through the roof that were added to tie the tarp down were causing some leaks into the house. Ohm's Mom got up on the roof with caulk and sealed off those spots. The sharp bricks on the chimney wore a hole through the tarp. Ohm's dad is shown below adding black duct tape to the tarp to repair the hole and putting a couple of old pairs of jeans on the chimney to reduce the chafing.
We hope to have the foundation form inspection on Tuesday the 15th or Wednesday the 16th.
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