The Bay Window

Brother Miller and I worked on the bay window roof on Friday. I needed to get if fixed properly before winter to prevent water damage to the dining room ceiling and heat loss. The roof area is 3 feet wide at the widest point, 6 inches wide at the two outer edges and 180 inches long against the brick wall of the house. Imagine two adult males pulling up the tin roof while standing on it. (It would have been easier if we would have had a lift or at least scaffolding that would reach 15-20 feet.) On one of my trips onto the roof my foot caught on the window sill and I dove head first through the open window. Fortunately I caught my balance, otherwise I would have done a 20 foot, head first dive off the roof. It's not the fall that I was concerned with, it's the sudden stop at the bottom.

This experience reminded me of my teenage years when I use to jump off the roof of my parents house. Now you may ask yourself why would someone jump off the roof of a single story house, in particular make a 10-15 foot jump onto solid ground? Well, that is a good question. It could be that I was a little like Napoleon Dynamite when he asked Pedro if Pedro dared him to go and talk to a girl who was in the cafeteria. I don't remember being dared to jump, I just did it. Why do boys do such things? It makes no sense to me. I guess it's because we can, not that we should, but we can.

Anyway, we were able to remove the old tin, remove some of the subroofing (which made the area we were standing on even smaller), insulate the dining room ceiling, replace the subroofing and then pitch and install a new roof before Brother Miller had to leave. I am grateful that we got all that completed without any accidents, except for the cut on my finger. Why don't I just wear my gloves?

Now for the action shots!!!

The new roof is sealed and weatherproof enough for now. Eventually we will put metal back on the roof. Thanks Chris for the photos.

Have you ever gone to a bed race?

Last saturday we attended the bed races. It was a first for me. Each team was responsible for making their own bed for the race. It seems like some of the teams have this down to a science, such as when to brake and reverse direction. There were about eight teams in all. The team on the right won the championship. What will they think of next???

The Griffin has landed

The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: γρύφων, grýphōn, or γρύπων, grýpōn; Latin: gryphus) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Griffins are normally known for guarding treasure and well valued priceless possession. In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine. (Wikipedia)

Our Griffin has finally found its home. It has had a rough life after being uprooted from Georgia but now has a nice place to reside. Welcome home my friend!

Rome wasn't built in a day!

No doubt you have heard the phrase "Rome wasn't build in a day" or something similar. I personally believe that Rome was built one column at a time. At least that is true with what I have experienced. The first column on the front porch is in place but not completely installed. This represents a few days work. Five more columns need to be installed. Maybe they will go up quicker since I have now learned what not to do from putting up the first one.

Maybe, Rome can be built in a week or two.

Work on the front porch

I've noticed that it has been some time since my last post, in fact almost 2 months. Why you may ask? We have been visiting our children and grandchildren in Utah and Georgia. But we are home now and work has resumed. So what's on the agenda...repair of the front porch for sure. Elder Chidester, Elder Parkinson and I took down the granite caps and bricks that served as the porch railing.

(Men at work photos:)

Who needs the gym when you have 250+ pound granite caps to haul around. As of now everything is taken down ready for the columns to be put up. We also worked on the upstairs bathroom. The ceiling wallpaper is up and we will start on the walls soon.