Final Leg of the Roof

Mike didn't want me to post any pictures of him while he was up on the roof, but I had to! We have the last of the solid sheets on the roof. So in a pinch, if the snow were to fly today, we'd have enough of the roof covered that there would be no leaks.

We still have one row on each side of the roof to finish but those require measuring, cutting, and some awkward maneuvering to get them up on the barn. I'm glad it's Mike and not me up on that roof! It's nice to see that we are making progress. The rain we got on Saturday made me heartsick, not just for the playday but also because the roof was exposed with the hole from the vent. But it's now sealed and the leak that was caused because of the vent all those years ago is now gone! It looks nice. I'll be ecstatic when the roof is completely done and we can say that the project if FINISHED!

But for now, we still have a few good hours left to get it wrapped up. But once the roof is done, we still need to get the other barn painted. I'm trying to figure out how to squeeze in a day of scraping and priming this week while the weather is nice. I'm afraid we'll only have one or two more nice days and then we are into winter. So I want to take advantage of it while I can but not get so behind at the paying job. It's a bit of a juggle. So we'll see.

We also need to get the truck engine fixed but now that we are in the middle of harvest, we'll have to wait until November to work on it. Fingers crossed there's no snow until then. But we DO need to get the automatic waterer installed. I'll have to share more about that because it does deserve it's own post and lots of pictures.

And for anyone coming in to this project, the hay barn and the garage have all been paid for by Mike and myself. We've used our tax return so no money donated to the Sanctuary has gone into this project. Any  money donated to the Sanctuary goes directly to the horses and keeping them fat and happy. All the other stuff...fencing, building materials, all that stuff...that all comes directly out of our pockets. It's a bit bitter sweet but that's just how it has to be. We live on the acreage so we are the caretakers of the land and buildings. I wish we could do more but with the lack of funds and lack of time, there's only so much we can do in any given day. And now that the days are getting shorter, we are stuck with either working in the dark, or waiting for the weekends (and with little kids, you dont' always get a full weekend to work on a project). Had we had a full three day weekend, we could have tackled that hay barn and had it done. Instead we worked on it for a few hours here and there and it's taken us over a month to get it done. But that's just how it's going to have to be for the next few years while we have small kids.

So fingers crossed that we'll have an hour or two tomorrow night to work on the barn. I would love to have it wrapped up before the end of October arrives. So much still to do and not enough time to get it all done. I need another three months to get everything finished before the snow flies.