Siding

The crew from Blitz came today and immediately started putting up the siding on the cottage. They work quickly, and got three sides, and all of the Windows and front door installed before they quit for the day.

Doug, the construction manager, is due tomorrow and he will help the foreman with the framing of the porch. They are due to move the porch posts out about a foot and the framing will begin from there. It is unbelievable to me that they can work on these freshly installed posts without moving them around too much. But they did it with the other posts and everything is fine.

As you can see, they're putting insulation underneath the sheet metal. It serves two purposes. One, it stops sweating of the sheet metal and 2, ads about R1 or R2 insulation factor. This will surely help with the utility bills on this building.

I don't believe they will side the front until the porch roof  framing is done. Then they will start doing the roof and the cupola.
They have installed the soffit vents and there will be ridge vents along the entire ridge of the building. This will help the attic breathe and help keep the attic cooler during the summertime. The porch is supposed to be completely vented and this will also help keep the attic cooler in the summer time and dryer in the wintertime. We are pleased with the progress they made today.

On a sad note, Mike and Barbara lost her second cat in two weeks. Both kitties were from the same litter and she had had them in her family for the last 15 or 16 years. It is difficult to lose a beloved pet, as we will know. We have all lost a pet at one time or another. There is one more kitty from the same litter, and we hope nothing happens to him in the foreseeable future.

As I've said before, I will keep you informed as progress on the house continues.

Tata for now.