A brief history continued.....

The roof was sagging and curved along the ridge line. We had to jack up the ridge and pull the walls into plumb with a system of cable come-a-longs and wood braces. We were able to get most of the sag out and some of the curve. The new ceiling would be a cathedral and current energy codes required R-30 insulation. Once the roof was straightened we had to extend the rafters down to accommodate the required insulation and air space. Our budget would not allow us to have a metal roof in this phase so we had asphalt shingles installed. This was one of the few things we contracted out and it was worth every penny. It took the workers 1-1/2 days to remove the existing roof and install the new roof. (The cost at the time was about $1.15 per sf installed.) This would have taken us at least 2 weeks as we were only working at night and on the weekends.