Next week we will start a huge endeavor: the roof. If you've been following along, you know the roof is in rough shape. The shingles are crumbling, and the roof is leaking in many areas, causing moisture, damage, and mold in some areas. The completion of the new roof will be the biggest milestone for us so far. Once it's finished, we can move on with the clean up and repair of the interior of the house.
Even though the roof is a big enough project in itself, there are some snags that we have to untangle before we can tackle it. One obstacle we have already taken on is the poison ivy. Alongside the porch, a vine was wrapped around the pillars and lattice underneath the porch. We were unsure what this was until last weekend when my cousin Jason came to visit. He noticed that the vine was growing "leaves of three". It was the first time we noticed any leaves, and so we researched them, and found that they were identical to poison ivy. Lovely. So, taking all precautions, Jack suited up and started to remove the dreadful plant, taking several showers intermittently throughout the day. Not only was the ivy hard to remove out of the ground, but it had wrapped itself around the pillars of the porch, and around a column. When the ivy came out, out popped a column, and down came the porch roof. Thankfully, Jack was prepared and not in the way of being hit. This was unexpected, but that's what we are in the market for when dealing with a house in disrepair for so many years.
This Friday, we will tackle the honeybees living in the soffit of the roof. Life is exciting in our neck of the woods.
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| The columns under the porch are over 12' apart. We figure the poison ivy had a span of about 20 feet. |
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| Roof before. It was in bad shape anyway. Notice the ivy around the pillar and lattice. |
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| Roof after. |
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