Once the majority of the framing was complete, Chris and crew were able to start the exterior sheathing, beginning with the roof over the great room and kitchen. The kitchen roof is actually what is called a "roof deck" in that part of the roof over that area also serves as the deck off the master bedroom.
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Chris is very proud (and rightly so) of his design of the turret roof timbers, which he submitted to the structural engineer, who approved the design for the structural plans for the county. This photos shows his design in reality, which looks pretty good to me.
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And the roof rafters for the turret are hung off the main roof structure.
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Almost all the SIPs are covered up at this point, and you can get a sense of how the turret will look.
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The main central beam for the master bedroom floor, which was a big effort to erect and fix in.
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All the roof rafters in place, with the exterior plywood sheathing over the living room complete. The rest of the area was tarped up to allow people working inside to be free of the elements.
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The parlor wall and windows are now in place, with more to follow.
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The only part of the roof that needs plywood is the pitched area over the entryway. Chris carries a big sheet of plywood on the planking laid over the scaffolding. Too scary.
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Will working on the skylight areas on a beautiful winter’s day.
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Now the house is all sheathed with plywood. You can kind of see the arched structure for the small balcony off the turret.
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Roof tar paper is up and everything is set for the roofing crew.
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