Shingles & Windows

We left Fairbanks about 9am on Saturday, then after a not-so-quick stop at the bakery/ coffee shop we were on our way to Delta. This weekend's expedition was quite ambitious: getting the shingles on and installing the windows. We had no idea how long the shingles would take since we had never done that before (we put a metal roof on the Tek cabin). After getting the boat unloaded we got the tar paper installed quite quickly & then began the rows of shingles. We found that they are relatively easy to install, but definitely take some time.

At about 8pm we decided to have some dinner and call it quits for the evening. It was such a beautiful night that after dinner we went and did a little fishing. there was a HUGE midge hatch going on, we had better luck with the fly rods rather than jigs.

Fishing under the midnight sun!

Sunday morning we got up and surprised Mike with donuts & a Fathers Day card; then got straight to work on the shingles. The morning started out hot and sunny, but then it clouded up and sprinkled a bit in the afternoon. Luckily we were able to finish up the roof, and it turned out great!

Travis also finished up the new outhouse hole he has been working on the last few weeks. Once he hit groundwater we told him it was deep enough.

Travis dug the whole hole himself!

After finishing up the shingles we managed to get two of the four windows installed. We held off on the other two because they are the ones a friend gave us and they need a little scraping & cleaning before we put them in (they have some old silicone & spray insulation still stuck to them)....we just ran out of time....but once we get them cleaned up it'll be a quick install.

June 19

...we also wanted to make sure we made it to the Delta Buffalo Drive In before they closed at 9:30pm! We made it! Burgers & shakes.....YUUUMMMMMY!

So we were late getting home last night, but well worth it to have the roof totally done.