Mike and Susie: Adding the shell

Next came the siding. I don't remember what the deal was, but Sus wasn't around, so i had to put some of the siding up myself. Note to self for next time i put siding on something - make sure there is someone to help. Siding is awkward and has a way of staying in place until the milisecond that you pull the trigger on the nailgun. Once the nail has embedded itself right in a stud, then you're able to see the error of your ways and that the sheet isn't where you were needing it to be. Oh well, it's not too bad, and what is a little off will just get an extra helping of caulk.

I only got two sides up the first night (after the shingling) and it was just in time, cause it rained like there was another flood coming (actually it just sprinkled a little bit). So the next day i did the third side.

Next came the realization that windows go behind the siding, not in front of it ... something that would have been good to know before hand. I must admit though, it was easy to cut the siding from the inside with a sawzall (one of the greatest tools ever invented by man) using the window frame as the guide. There was no measuring, no guess work, just a simple cut and then a tear-down of the siding.

Meaning that once the window was in and the siding back in place, it fit like a glove.

Sus helped me get side 4 in place, but i think we were rushing to beat the fading light, cause we didn't do any better than i had done on my own.

We got the peak part covered, and another 'ah-ha' moment was that when i realized that i don't have much over-hang on the roof. I hope it doesn't turn out to bite me in the future. I think i should have added another sheet of plywood to the roof. But at this point, it's done and i'm not taking the roof off.