Titanium Wrap

White Top Roofing is installing our steel roof next week. Friday they came and put down the titanium wrap and then strapped the roof in preparation for the steel roofing.

Can you see the extra strapping in the valley? They will install "Ice and Snow" shield there before the steel roofing goes down. We should be weather tight once the roof is complete.

Even on the "gable" ends there is extra strapping for the edge moulding to cover the roofing.

Done. Next Friday the steel roofing arrives and hopefully by the time we leave the job will be complete.

We will soon be on the road, heading south to Arizona. We will not be able to update the blog once we cross the border as we need to activate our Verizon card again. I expect we will be without internet access from November to the end of December unless we can find free wifi in coffee shops along the way.

Death in the Family

My good friend Earl Copeland passed away this morning. Earl loved to talk about "old" Brampton and life before he retired. (of course he didn't retire until he was in his 70's; that was just the way Earl was)

We had a lot of wonderful visits and he will be missed by his wife Ruth, his children, grandchildren and friends.

Rest in peace Earl. You enriched every life you touched.

Concrete Floors

Today was cold and wet, a good day to get out of the trailer, so we drove north to Cumbermere  with our builder to inspect a home he built last year.

Mary was particularly interested in the finish of the concrete floor. This is an issue she wants resolved before we hire a contractor to do the work. She was happy with what she saw.

The floor has a lovely patina to it and is much smoother than it looks.

Radiant heating is wonderfult but it wasn't on when we visited since the owners only come up on the weekends.

Something you don't see but we could feel walking in our socks was how cold an unheated concrete floor is. It really makes you feel cold. Hope the opposite is true.

The kitchen sink caught our eye and we liked the size and depth of it.

Tomorrow our roofer arrives if the weather co-operates. Check back in a few days for new pictures.

Back on the Roof

With all the wet weather lately it has just been too dangerous for the guys to be putting plywood down on our roof. Yesterday we did see the sun from time to time, also some rain but the guys persevered and we are about ready to start the steel roofing.

Here the crew is working on the section over our covered deck. We will screen this in next year and be able to sit out during bug season.

Same spot different angle.

We will use the boulders in the foreground  to stabilize the hill. Mary has definite ideas about the landscaping around the house and I know when we are done it will look fabulous.

Looking out our living-room window, October 18th. Trees are bare, winter is on its way. Time to leave Dodge.

Progress as seen from the north end parking lot.

Once again the "bobcat" was useful.

Yes, the guys wear their safety harness whenever working on the roof.

Thanks for stopping by. I'll have more pictures once we get the steel on.

Turkeys

Looked out our trailer window this morning and couldn't believe what I saw; 20 turkeys marching like soldiers across our laneway and into the bush. These are wild turkeys and we haven't seen any all summer.

Can you see the black dots between the picnic table and canoe? ................... Turkeys

Wild turkeys and very healthy looking. Guess they know that last weekend was Thanksgiving, so now it's safe to strut around in the open.

Look at this line, all in a row, follow the leader, right through our bush. I'm sure there were at least 20 good size healthy turkeys. Now Mary is thinking we need to raise a couple of turkeys as well as chickens next year.

Cold, wet, weather has settled in here so we don't expect to see much progress on the house this week, just not safe to be up on the roof.

Thanks for dropping by.

Junkyard

I remember as a kid going with my dad to the junk-yard.  If dad needed a part for the car, off to the junk-yard we went.

This weekend we visited our friends Marvin and Annie in Peterborough. Since the sun was actually shining on Saturday morning we decided to drive to Port Hope  for breakfast.

Port Hope has a beautiful historic downtown core, well worth the visit.

Then it was on to Cobourg to visit "Legacy" which is a junk-yard full of old building material.
If you need a unique piece of old building material for a renovation project check out this place. They have a web site to assist those from out of town.

Mary would like to find a 6 ft. cast iron bathtub "cheap" and she found a few to look at. Not cheap.

Inside, the barn was full of old hinges, doors, fireplaces, sinks, trim pieces, cast iron radiators, etc. etc.

....................... and out back .................... more cast iron tubs.

We may go back in the spring, when we actually need to decide what type of tub to install.

Thanks for stopping by.

Ski Trails

We took a hike to the back of our property the other day; wanted to check out potential ski trails.

Can you see our house off in the distance?

The fall colours are still enjoyable, even though they are past their prime.

We marked the potential trail with red tape.

We have several beaver ponds on our property and someone said the dead trees make excellent firewood. I guess the first winter we stay here I'll be cutting these trees just as soon as the pond freezes.

Hopefully next year when the colours start to change you will drop by for a visit.

Safe travels