First Day with Full Crew

A dependable and honest tradesman is a treasure to keep a lifetime and the architect has his carpenter that he has known for a decade. While he speaks of his skills with a hammer he is also a musician and a trained luthier (a designer and builder of wood stringed instruments). We approached Andre and he offered to provide a working crew for this roofing job and that they could arrange travel from Oxford Mills to the County after Thanksgiving weekend. The additional men were Rock and his son, Steen.

Andre, Rock and Steen our burley roofing construction team arrived and parked their vehicles and toured the site. The Architect led them to the mini-house that would be their temporary dining room and bunkhouse. He led a meeting to determine the approach this roof would take.

The Architect then decided to set the new crew of Andre, Rock and Steen onto the smaller lower roof that is often referred to as the architect's studio. Soon the team began constructing our 'Wrightian' carport first invented by the famous twentieth century architect, Frank Lloyd Wright - it is a relatively small compact structure that will provide shelter for a vehicle and minimal storage. The architect and the artist went to work with the completion of the building of the cripple walls providing the correct pitch to give drainage to the upper roof.

At sundown a number of trusses were set over the northeast corner and the dramatic effect very much enjoyed by the architect and his wife.

After three days of 'constructive' construction but a promise of inclement weather, we closed up the work for a few days until the next forecast of sunny days to come soon.