Getting the house dried in (getting a roof on in builder parlance) was quite difficult given the on and off rain we’ve had over the last month.  We finally decided to break up the process and do as much as we could every chance we got.

Two weeks ago, we sheeted the roof with plywood.

The areas we needed to insulate were lightly nailed (marked with the pink X) and covered in plastic to keep them totally dry.  This stopped about 80% of the water from getting in – better, but still left a lot of cleanup work after the rain.

The next opportunity came last week when we had 24 hours of no rain and the plywood dried out.  The roofers quickly came and papered (tar paper) as much as they could.  It started sprinkling mid-day, so what they hadn’t papered yet, they covered in plastic.

Finally, on Friday of last week, the skies were clear and we were able to finish the process, which, at long last, included the spray foam in the areas that would become inaccessible once the roof was on.

The spray foam is truly amazing stuff and very interesting to see in action.  A seemingly tiny amount is applied with a spray gun and it expands to fill the space entirely.

Once it has cured for a few minutes, they cut it flat.

This is what it looks like installed.

And here is our beautiful roof.

So far, we just have a single layer of tar paper on.  Eventually, it will get two more layers of tar paper and the shingles.

Now that we are dried in, work on the HVAC and electrical can begin.