Patrick and Will helped a lot today! We didn't work long, but accomplished much. About 20% of the roof is now covered. First, we put a running 1 x 10 across the end of the eave. This gave a 2'' lip for the styrofoam to sit against. The 2 foot styrofoam sheets were laid in vertically and nailed in with roofing nails (I spent two trips to HD looking for the nails with plastic washers at the heads, but couldn't find any longer than 2''). On top of the foam the plywood sheathing was installed horizontally.
Spider Patrick making it happen.
Teamwork.
For those building themselves- always install your beefy materials across as many supports as possible. This increases the overall strength of the structure. In this case, the styrofoam only runs over two rafters, but the plywood is screwed into five rafters. Also, stagger your seams. I did a good job staggering my seams on the floor, but zoned out today and forgot to do the same for the roof. No biggie though- it'll get sealed up and be really strong when it is done.
We can now chill on the roof! Holy buckets of new chill spots! I can't wait to get really high while really high.
Good times. We'll do more tomorrow. The forecast is looking gooooooooood.
fuckin'-a Bubba (my dad taught me that).
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