The Shack, continued

The roof went on before the wall sheathing. We put down plywood for the roof, covered it with tar paper, and came back a few months later and put a metal roof on. Metal roofs have a lot of condensation during certain times of the year. The plywood layer protects the insulation and keeps it dry.

Molly is working on an impromptu loft, using it as scaffolding while we put up the plywood roof sheathing. We slid sheets of plywood up poles (one is to the left in the picture). A person on the roof would catch the sheet and draw it the rest of the way up.

Here is George with his hard hat putting purlins on the roof before the metal roofing is attached.

Go back to the introduction on Buildings.
House | Shop | Shack

Living Off the Grid
A description of what we do in order to live without electricity and running water.

Making a Living

Cats
is a quick look at some of our cat buddies over the years.

Buildings
Photographs of the Shack, Shop and House as they were built.

The Christmas Truck
Molly wrote this story in 2000.

The Mystery Jar
We take a look at the Mystery Jar, is the label or the contents more important?