Framing the roof

The skies finally dried up by the end of the week here and we're enjoying some beautiful almost-autumn weather. It's in the 40's at night lately, and days are sunny and crisp. The baby has been busy this week, rolling around and kicking up a storm. And for the first time friends are noticing the belly :)

The building crew was busy too. Over the last week the roof has come into shape. The trusses are blocked in and the south side of the roof will get covered on Monday.


The scissor trusses we're using give extra height to the second story ceilings. Here's the upstairs bathroom area.

This is what the house looks like on the south side as you come down the driveway. This time of year we get plenty of sunlight on the house. We'll see how dark it feels this winter when the sun doesn't rise over the top of the ridge behind us...that should only last for a couple of months. Our current cabin doesn't get direct sunlight for close to half the year, so even living on the north side of the ridge will be a big improvement!

And from the yard below. Looks pretty tall from this side, but the vertical walls will eventually be broken up a bit by the deck which will wrap around the north and west sides. The widest part of the deck will come off this corner of the house to take advantage of the SW sun we get through the trees and down the driveway (not apparent in this photo!).