What a few weeks it has been at the good ol’ cabin. Here is a summary of what has been done and what is coming up:

  • All of the shingles have been removed from the roof
  • Brand new Andersen Woodwright windows have gone in around the “new” area
  • The lower 4 feet of roof decking (and more in some spots) has been completely removed and replaced along with rafter tails, ledger boards, and more.
  • We sucked out over 900 cubic feet of the crappy and dirty and compressed cellulose insulation. More on that in another post and how we hacked together our “insulation vacuum” for under $200.
  • I sweated out more than my body weight, spending hour after hour in the attic getting rid of insulation, dust, dirt and more.
  • We added underlayment and ice and water shield over the entire roof decking area.
  • Began replacement of the upper sheathing and also adding gable vents in place of the previous windows.
  • Said HI to a friendly bat who is living in the attic
  • Took over 4500 pounds of shingles away as well as the rest of the attic “treasures.”
New windows in, roof ready for shingles. A new entryway roof will be constructed over the door.
Sucking out all of the insulation right down to the boards
Filled up six of these 4’x12′ bags full of the old cellulose insulation
Porch and cabin roof ready for shingles