Roof Party!

Today we had a contractor party: a framer, a G.C., and a good metal roofer came out together to have a second look at the mess most people would call a roof on both the barn and the house. The sticking point is the framing on the "kennel room".  My main methodology is fix things so that we not only cure the current problems, but also reduce maintenance. Thus, if we just fixed the soggy framing and sheathing and put it back the way it was originally constructed, sans skylights; there is still too much water flowing down valleys that never should have been on the roof, overhangs are too short, and I'd be in a bad mood about foundation erosion permanently.

So, I wanted to look at framing it in properly--integrating it with the garage to make a hip roof wing. It will also make the space inside much nicer. The new space will then be more like a party/workshop space. As opposed to that moldy nasty room where Rutherford (hound) likes to tear the fiberglass insulation out of the wall. Good news: the GC agreed that the framing was a wash either way, so we might as well frame it like we mean it. No more accidental roofing allowed.

Almost all the barn eaves will be extended to 2' instead of 8".  Ridge vents will be going in everywhere. Extra satellite dishes will be going away. Fewer Penetrations equals fewer leaks. And I found we will not use the plumber who installed the water heater again. Really bad job on the roof plumbing vent--BAD man!

Hopefully this time next week will reveal how in or out of budget we are. Keep your fingers crossed!