It’s not really a surprise that dormer number 2 is going a bit faster than the first – lessons learned and all that!  Ryan and his dad worked 1/2 of Saturday and all day Sunday this weekend on the dormer.  Saturday morning Ryan went and picked up the wood we had milled into flooring – it’s cherry we got for free from someone my dad knows, and we had it milled – it came out beautiful!  It should be plenty to do both of the girls’ rooms!  The person that milled it also may be able to get us another chunk of cherry for a decent price to do our master bedroom too so the whole upstairs would be cherry.  He also recommended ash as an option for downstairs because it’s very hard and takes stain well and we can get it cheap.  That might be our plan now!

Anyhow so the dormer went fast!  Ryan had pre-built the front wall so it was a matter of doing all the cutting, then putting the wall up, and doing all the flashing Saturday.  Sunday they put up the side walls with plywood, then did the support post in the original roof, and all the roof beams.  Ryan took tomorrow off and hopes to get the plywood on the roof before it rains on tuesday.  Then Wednesday is a holiday so he hopes to do the shingles since his dad also has the day off.  Next weekend will be the buttoning up I’m sure.  I can’t believe how different the front of the house looks!

I love it!  And there’s so much added room in each of the bedrooms!

Tomorrow I will work from the new house so I’m there in case of emergency since Ryan will be working on the roof by himself!  Luckily we have internet at the new house now 🙂