day . 97 | 19

today was HOT. i got to site and cody lauren and josh had been there since 6 so i got up working with them as soon as i got there. robert got there shortly after i did and pointed out that the way we had installed the first panel would allow the water to drip into and under the roof. so we had to remove the first and second panel that had been put up and put a new full panel in against the wall. we then worked the rest of the day installing all of the panels on the first gabled roof. it went rather smoothly save for josh dropping a drill on the panel and it almost sliding right into my face! i ducked just in time and didnt die. throughout the day i worked again leading mira's group as to how to prep the other part of the gabled roof to be ready for roofing panels. once it was prepped i helped them get the first 2 drip edges up and got the side drip edge ready to be installed. it is getting easier to work on one task but go back to another group and answer questions and help with tasks.

josh on the roof with the drill that tried to kill me!

day . 96 | 18

so today was the first day i really got good experience leading a crew that i wasn't working with. lauren josh and i started the day working on the same section of roof that we left yesterday. we were moving rather slow at 6 am plus we had to break into the shed because there was a 2x4 screwed to the deck outside the door and none of us had a drill to get it off. so we spent an hour prying the 2x4 off the porch to get in. once in we got to work setting up ladders and walkboards and getting the harness attached to the roof. once everything was ready we finally got to get to work. we put the first panel down and decided that we needed to cut out or bend a long section so it would fit up against the wall and the side overhang. once it was marked robert and our group tried to bend it but that was NOT going to happen so we had to wait for most of the morning to get an automatic cutter thing to cut a 10 foot strip off the panel. while we were waiting i worked with mira to show her how the panels worked. she and a few others were going to work on the atrium while lauren josh and i worked on the other roof. once i showed mira she and her group got working and we moved to putting the rest of the drip edge up the final part of the side of the roof. once that was finished robert was back with the cutter and we got the first panel up. after we got it in we realized that we had to fix the ridge of the roof before we could actually put any of the roof on. the gap in the ridge was supposed to be only 2" at the most and in some places it was almost 6. jayson and i went along both ridges and cut the waterproofing back so the plywood could be put in place. then josh and lauren ripped some plywood as i called out measurements from the roof and nailed them in. once they were in on both ridges on either side of the atrium, we had to put the waterproofing back down. i also put extra waterproofing around all of the pipes that were penetrating the roof because apparently they are leaking. at the end of the day mira's group got the whole atrium paneled which was awesome! we will finally get to putting panels up tomorrow on the gabled roof!

day . 95 | 17

today was a long strange day. cody nor josh were there today, so lauren and i worked pretty much just the two of us all day. we started the day by putting up the drip edge but it rained the whole time and i am still sick so robert cut us loose for the day. i went to starbucks and killed some time until about 11:30 and went back to site because a large group of non-profit people were coming to tour the site. there were a lot of people that showed up, at least 6 or 7 groups of 5. so after all the tours we all made our way down to the community center for lunch and a presentation. the presentation was about all the ways [urban studio] and other departments throughout UNCG were in collaboration and how it would extend into the occupation of the house. after lunch lauren and i went back to site to work for the afternoon. we continued on the drip edge. it was quite a task because it was the first day that we were working with the roof and after only a couple of hours of instruction from andy i was definitely not confident. we ran into several issues during the afternoon. first we put a 90 degree edge up and we were supposed to put a "non 90 degree edge" on so we had to take it down. we put the "non 90 degree" edge on the roof and wrapped it around the side of the facia. come to find out it is supposed to be pieced with a 90 degree edge on the side. so we had to take it down and re do it again. finally we got the correct edge pieces on the front and the side and got to move on to the second piece and the right side. by the end of the day we had one section of drip edge done. i really hope that the rest of the roof does not go this slow! if it does it will take forever!

day . 94 | 16

it poured rain today when we all arrived on site....so the roof crew got to go home, which was nice bc i have the head cold that is going around and feel terrible. also come to find out we got robbed last night...crackheads ]:

day . 93 | 15

so today was a day that seemed to drag on forever with small tasks. lauren and i spent the whole day on the roof, although it was not sunny it was still super hot and muggy. the decking around the suite roof had to be trimmed so it did not hang over the fascia boards so we measured and snapped lines and then i cut the decking along the south and east side of the roof. we also had to put in 1x3's where the decking did not totally reach the edge of the rafters. once that was all done we broke for lunch because we were so hot and covered in sawdust. after lunch we talked with robert about the roof and how confident i was with doing it. i think that after i get started tomorrow i will be more confident. there are so many little things that go into putting it all together that i hope i remember them all. while lauren and i waited for josh to get back from errands lauren and i dry fitted the drip edges and got all the supplies ready to put on the last fascia board on the back of the atrium. as soon as josh got back we recruited him to help me hold the board while lauren screwed it in. once it was in we got the first drip edge in and secured to the atrium roof!

day . 81 | o3

so this morning i woke up with a massive headache. aka migraine. i thought it might get better as the morning went on. so i got ready and headed out the door. well on the drive to site i got super nauseous, almost threw up twice, no fun. robert and adrian could tell i did not feel good at all so they sent me home to rest. i have slept on and off all day, and the migraine is still not gone. this sucks.

day . 8o | o2

it was another slow start to the day today. we all arrived on site and there were a lot more people there than yesterday. while waiting on a wood delievery for the all of the interior framing, we set up the site, put out extension cords, set up the chop saw etc. the truck got there at 8:30 and we waited for it to be unloaded. while the lowes man was getting it off the truck cody and i got on the roof to help lauren and josh finish the rafter spacers. they needed help to push them back into place on the last few. there was tons of standing water on the roof that cody and i had to lay in so it was a messy start to the day. once we got done helping them, we moved to ferrying wood into the community area. there were about 5 bundles that were delivered but we got them all moved faster than i would have anticipated. after all the wood was moved we got to start working on the interior framing. we decided though that it would be smart to put the ceiling joist up before we put the walls in so we set up the transit, and after about 4 tries finally got a level line for the rim joist. i kept hitting the transit when we were half way though making the line and we would have to go back re level and start over! it was super frustrating. caroline and megan cut the 2 2x12's that we needed so we were able to start putting them up. we got the 2 ledgers done for the office area and the ledger over the laundry room done before i left for the day. it was a slow day. a lot of waiting and a lot of people standing around. i think though that after everyone gets in the groove it will move more quickly. i sure hope so considering we only have 9 weeks. scary. so we can start framing the interior partitions tomorrow!