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Project: Garage 2016 Part 4: Trusses, roof work, framing, and a new back door

I am so stinking excited about the work that has been done on my garage this week!  I am so incredibly thankful for our builders (Hometown Remodeling, LLC)!  They have put in a lot of work and it has been incredibly hot this week.  I love the sun and I love to lay out in the sun, but even I didn’t want to go out this week!!

Here’s what went down this week:

Monday, July 18, 2016:  The trusses were delivered while the kids and I were at swim lessons.  That was all that we thought was going to happen today.  Luckily the builders finished their other job up early and headed to our house to get started on setting the trusses.  They got about half of them set up before quitting for the day.  
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016:  The builders arrived at 8:30 am to start on finishing the trusses, putting the wood down for the roof, and  tar paper to get ready for the shingles.  These 3 guys worked super hard all day.  They didn’t leave until 4:30.  I don’t know how they did it in the heat today.  Brave men, I tell ya!  I am thankful!  Look at how nice my garage looks!!
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016: There was no work going on today.  The builders were working on another project that needed finishing.
Thursday, July 21, 2016: Today the builders worked on framing out the garage door opening, beginning to put the soffit and fascia on, and were able to get the back side of the roof shingled.  Our builders were even so nice as to build us a step on the inside of the garage so we don’t have to step so far up to get into our house!  They are truly amazingly hard-working men!  
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Friday, July 22, 2016: The workers were back today to finish most of the soffit and fascia, some other framing work, and to install our back door.  Doesn’t it look nice?  
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We put the Rogue in the garage for the first time!!  It was so exciting!!
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The kids and I didn’t see much of the work today as we went to the library and then to the Fort Atkinson pool for the afternoon.  It has been blazing hot this week and the kids and I both needed to cool off!  We had a great time.  
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Snack time at the pool!  I was having so much fun swimming and hanging out with these two awesome kids that these are the only pictures I took!  
Siding is supposed to be delivered tomorrow (Monday 7-25)!  The workers will be back on Tuesday.  I am so excited to have the project moving along.  Soon I will be complaining about all the work I have to do organizing the garage  and the attic!!!  Those projects are going to be interesting for sure!!

Until then, Stay hydrated!  It’s hot out there!!
Laura




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