The House of the Four Gables (with apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne)

When last we visited our intrepid house construction/restoration/expansion ants, the new gable roof had been constructed, with the old hip roof beneath it counting its last moments of existence after 113+ years of dedicated service keeping the wind, rain, snow, sleet and hail from intruding the sacred confines of the home within.

While the family and I took in a day at the OKC Fair, my F-i-L decided it would be a good day to demolish the old wall. Upon our return, we found the view out of the rear of the house to be astoundingly wide open...



Fast forward two full days and a new vertical 90 degree wall complete with 6' glass doors and a hallway leading from the back playroom to the newly raised roofed bathroom is completed...


Finally got those shingles nailed down on the extended roof sections...using a ladder hung from two ropes as scaffolding that only the Flying Grayson's would be brave enough to sling a roofing nailer around on...



Completing the total enclosure of the new addition, we went up top and decked, felted, installed rolled roofing and flashing on the flat rooftop -- an addition of 14' to the roofline.



The final shots of the completed project are forthcoming, as my F-i-L and I take a much needed period of r&r, now that were back to being sealed, safe, and secure from the Oklahoma outdoor elements.