east wall siding..

friday i climbed up to the rear gable peak to do a little hacking on the ridge board. you see, when roof framing i didn't take the time to cut the ends of the ridge boards to coincide with the profile of the rake soffits. so now i have to try and make these cuts with the boards and roof in place, atop a shaky ladder.

that was fun. i ran a wratcheting strap through my belt loop and secured myself to the ladder, then attacked the ridge with a sawzall. due to the tightness of the position, i could only make some cuts, the rest i tried with a small hacksaw and then i got the idea to use my rotozip. the bit burned the wood, but it worked well enough to let me make the necessary cuts.

then i installed the soffit and j-channel along the rake. while installing the soffit i ran out of j-channel, so i returned to smyrna for lunch & got the truck so i could pick up the accessories i needed (j-channel & utility trim.) most of the soffit went up except the very peak, as i wasn't sure how to cover it. i installed soffit bottom up from both ends, and each side ended about 2" short of the ridge. i decided to think it over before making a decision.

saturday i ripped & installed the top course on the south wall. i also added a piece to the peak of the rear soffit. ..and i started siding the rear, east wall. i took pics but for some reason i can't transfer them to this computer. i'm too tired to diagnose the problem..

*ah here we go:

From vinnie pics by mike