7/3/09 Roof Beams Precariously Supported

These roof beams, which supported quite a lot of snow weight over the decades, are supported by one board at the house which was starting to seperate. 

7/3/09 Roof Comes Off

The roof boards need to come off while we ensure we do not! Brad gets the right side of the roof, I get the left. 

7/1/09 Windows Out are Next

Time for the broken windows to come out. 

7/1/09 Taking Shingles Off the Roof

Shingles are next. Shingles, tar paper, and nails. Lots of nails are coming off. 

Outside of Porch Clapboard Layer One

Well, as with the floor, there were more layers to uncover than we suspected. Underneath the white clapboard level and the tar paper there was another set of cream colored clapboards. If we remove the next layer, there is nothing in between the outside and inside except for support beams. With rain in the forecast for the next 40 days, we are going to wait for right now.

Old Clapboards Come Off Inside Walls

The porch was housed around the original walls of the home. The clapboards were still in intact but for several reasons we decided to take them off. For a 200 year old home, we wanted to know the quality of the wall. We wanted to insulate the walls if none existed. And finally, we wanted a new clean surface to decorate. This is now going to be more of a room that is part of the inside of the home instead of the porch. 

Tuesday Was a Big Day

A lot came out of the porch on Tuesday. While, yes it is still standing, there are a lot of layers that need to come out before we can remove the structure. So, linoleum layer one, floor board, linoleum layer two, couple layers of tar paper all followed Monday's carpet to the dumpster.