08-06-2010, 04:51 PM
OK, so it's not " 11:00 ", but.........
Can you say " Ridge Caps ?? "
Yup!, the ridge caps are in place and the shingles are all done ! 
Once again around we go....North wall, boat doors in place ( open ) dock in place and attached, dormers done, and all the parts are now assembled.
West wall, the power meter, and hardware are in place and need painting.
South Wall, the raised step is in place at the front door. It needs paint, as does the plumbing vent up on the short roof.
East wall, here you can see the boat doors, in the open position.
Back at the North wall, the boat doors are closed, and the Ketch rigged, "Jenan IV " has pulled up to the dock. She's 56'-9", hull length, and her main mast rises 50' above the deck.
At this point, there is painting, and some detailing, and the surrounding " real estate " has to be built.
The shingling.....is.....finished !!!! ( except for the roof of the old bridgetender's shack .... but that's another project )
Looking at this building, I can now see where the structural elements came from. The "hip roofed" dormers, were inspired by the "hip roof" of the house I grew up in. The upstairs front bedroom had the two windows, and the roof overhang was similar. The house we moved to, right after High School graduation, was a "salt box" ( two story front wall, single story back wall, with the long roof facing the North. The idea for the boat doors came from the summer cottage....same style doors, but only 4' tall, lead to the "under the porch area" where we stored the old row boat ( not in the water, we'd have to haul it down to the beach, and put in in the water where it promptly filled and sank. Next day, the seams had swollen back shut, and after baling it out, it would stay watertight 'til after it was put back in storage. )
Can you say " Ridge Caps ?? "
Yup!, the ridge caps are in place and the shingles are all done ! Once again around we go....North wall, boat doors in place ( open ) dock in place and attached, dormers done, and all the parts are now assembled.
West wall, the power meter, and hardware are in place and need painting.
South Wall, the raised step is in place at the front door. It needs paint, as does the plumbing vent up on the short roof.
East wall, here you can see the boat doors, in the open position.
Back at the North wall, the boat doors are closed, and the Ketch rigged, "Jenan IV " has pulled up to the dock. She's 56'-9", hull length, and her main mast rises 50' above the deck.
At this point, there is painting, and some detailing, and the surrounding " real estate " has to be built.
The shingling.....is.....finished !!!! ( except for the roof of the old bridgetender's shack .... but that's another project )
Looking at this building, I can now see where the structural elements came from. The "hip roofed" dormers, were inspired by the "hip roof" of the house I grew up in. The upstairs front bedroom had the two windows, and the roof overhang was similar. The house we moved to, right after High School graduation, was a "salt box" ( two story front wall, single story back wall, with the long roof facing the North. The idea for the boat doors came from the summer cottage....same style doors, but only 4' tall, lead to the "under the porch area" where we stored the old row boat ( not in the water, we'd have to haul it down to the beach, and put in in the water where it promptly filled and sank. Next day, the seams had swollen back shut, and after baling it out, it would stay watertight 'til after it was put back in storage. )
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!