24 August 2018

While doing layout for the outlooks on the south side, rediscovered that the barn measures 24 feet 2 inches long.  That is a number, you may recall, that is not evenly divisible by 8 feet (the length of the ½″ MDO soffit boards).  Bother!!!!  So, will have to scab in a 2″ piece of MDO and hope that enough caulk (carpenter in a tube, as Perry is wont to say) and paint will hide the hack job.  Got some more outlooks installed in the morning, then Steve came back in the afternoon to help finish putting on the fascia and feature strips.  During that process, discovered that space aliens had taken a bite out of one of the west side rafters.  Sure wish I had noticed that before the roof sheathing went on…  Goodro’s delivered the 2x12’s and ¾″Advantech^® that will become the barn staircase.