Deck, porch and weather

I know what you're thinking..."sure is foggy a lot". It's only foggy when we are on the leading edge of some weather change. Remember, in the mountains, if you don't like the weather just wait a minute!

Tim and James started on framing the wrap around deck and porch. What you have on the photo to the right is, at the bottom, the garage door and above it a deck. The deck will also turn toward the orange insulation on the side of the garage and head toward the front door. There will be a small porch there to shelter the front door from weather. At the far right, where you see the white truck, the deck will turn again and head toward the viewing porch.

This photo shows the start of the viewing porch. Our viewing porch simply 'faces' the view and will see a lot of use. It will be covered as will the deck all around. Our plan is to use metal roofing on the porches' roofs and the deck walkway. We'll use asphalt shingles on the main house. The photo above showed the dormer and it will get metal roofing as well.

We're expecting light rain most of today and turning to snow Wednesday with clearing Thursday and Friday. If things get too wet outside then we have some interior framing yet to do.

All in all these little weather blips are not that much of an issue. The issue will come in when it snows, starts to melt, re-freezes and makes the 2 mile private road to our cabin slick as a tick's butt. The locals say I'm starting to talk like them...that's a real compliment!

More coming,
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