Heavenly Home’s Crowning Glory

Well, not yet a crowning glory because the house top is still bald. But it’s getting there.

What is delaying the roof job completion?. It is not inclement weather or tardiness of the workmen that’s causing the delay.

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In the meantime, work is plodding along with whatever can be purchased. As you will see, since the last update, there has been added progress accomplished for the roof. It’s moving along; a baby step at a time.

Before I display the images, interestingly so, I learned a few technical terms about a house roof. These are just a few. The more complex a roof design is, the more terminologies for every elevation, joint and shape.

You know, it not simply saying, “Let’s get on with the roof job” and the roof will unfold like magic.

The roof will need various sizes of wood, chemical to treat the wood for anti-termite protection, nails, screws, iron plates for major wood joints, sealant, anti-heat roof insulation and roof sheets. Right now, it is a $hortage of dollar$ and cent$ for the $heet$.

Taking the simple design roof for Heavenly Home, it was interesting to learn that the roof has terminolgies, such as:

It has a Side Gabled Roof, meaning the home locates the front door on the non-gabled façade. Gable is the “^” (peak) section.

The Rafters form the structural members that support the roof is installed.

The Purlins or Tails are horizontal members placed across the rafters to sever as the nailing or connecting members for the roof is installed.

The Fascia is the flat,horizontal band around the roof perimeter is installed.

The Eave is an overhang enclosed that runs horizontally from the eave edge to the side of the building.

(a: the Roof | b: the Fascia | c: the Eave)

The Roof Gutter drains the rain water run off from the roof top via pipes to an outside drain.

So, I have learned that building a roof is not as simple as how roofs are seen from the ground.

That’s all for now on the progress of Heavenly Home till I proudly show you the Crown. Ha! Ha! Ha!

G L E N N