Today has been a very busy day! Lot of phone calls and lot of movement. After a short delay for inspections, we have a few things to tidy up and then we can proceed with the new roof.
New construction terms I have learned this week are footers, weight bearing and freeze line. Footers are dug and filled with cement which will be used to hold up the new porch beams and posts. Weight or load bearing is when you need to determine if the existing home structure or the new "footers" will bear the weight of the new roof. Things to remember to do correctly so your new roof does not collapse! And finally freeze or frost line, this term is used in places where moisture in the soil can freeze and if a foundation is too shallow can be damaged or even experience structure failure. Here in the desert a 12" deep footer would suffice, but in Milford it snows so you have to dig to 30" depth below the freeze line to protect your footers from freezing.
The trusses will be delivered on Friday and lumber for the new roof and porch will be delivered on Saturday. Then on to shingles and siding.
Which brings up a good question. I am polling my readers for what color do you think we should choose for siding? Below is a link to the type of siding we will be using. I like the Woodstock Brown but I like the Mountain Sage as well. Please click below and share your choice with us!
http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/colorplus-palette.shtml
Our trim will be the Arctic white color, with shingled fish scaled trim in the gable points and our front door will be crabby apple red from Sherwin Williams Paint and we are still deciding whether to add shutter accents to the windows as well.
There has been some weather this past week so there is new snow on the ground and we are expecting some rain this weekend, but next week promises to bring sunshine so we can continue on. Dennis and I will be there this weekend and I will take some pictures and add to the blog. So stay tuned and let us know what color you like!
I like Mountain Sage with the Crabby Apple Red Door and trim. :)
ReplyDeleteI do like the Mountain Sage but also like the Harris Cream. I think the Sage will stand out with the white trim and red door. How fun and exciting.
ReplyDeleteEither one would be great Tracy! The sage could be a nod to the history of the house being green, the brown would turn it all into your own. Love them with the red. N
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