As usual I am ridiculously short on time but wanted to give a quick update. Things have started to move pretty quickly now, and everything is coming together very well.

• We poured the elevated concrete decks on Friday last, and everything went extremely well.  The day was VERY cold and overcast, which meant that we were waiting for them to set and Doug was finishing them until nearly midnight that night.
• The siding crew has descended, and despite a few fits and starts are rolling along.  First the metal flashing was the wrong size, and the screws were damaging the sheets without washers.  Both have been addressed now and it should go much more quickly.  We got the cedar planks and are testing some stain colors to determine how to finish the front wall.
• The spray foam team from Bolivar Insulation came yesterday and started applying the foam to the underside of the roof deck.  Amazing stuff, and a little bizarre seeing them in their tyvek suits standing on a ladder blasting it on.  They are about halfway done, and will probably finish today.  We got all of the walls built over the garage and the decks and front porch to give them something to spray against - they are just sheets of plywood scraps cut to fit into the intricate spaces.
• Micah and his crew finished polishing the floor on Monday, and they covered it up with a layer of rosin paper and some plastic sheeting to protect it from everything coming up.  I can’t say enough how amazing the floor looks, better than we had ever imagined.
• Malissa came and started building the retaining walls on the back of the house, she will probably be done by the end of the week.
• And finally, the only bit of sour news…Doug called Jeff from Summit on Monday wondering where the roofers were, and was told that they were *out of metal*.  Initially there was no ETA, that has since been updated to Friday of this week but I’m not holding my breath.  One has to wonder how they could fall that short, but so it goes.  It wouldn’t be an issue but we are at risk right now given that the foam decking has started - if there were a leak in the roof it would not penetrate the foam, and could get sandwiched in below the roofing metal when it is finished.  Clear weather is predicted through the end of the week, and we have asked that they come out and replace all the tar paper with heavier duty membrane if there is threat of wet weather.

Whew…enjoy some pics.

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