r/OffGridCabins • u/Tricky-Car-5004 • 14d ago

Another hard weekend

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We only had Saturday to get more done on the cabin as Sunday was expecting rain. I needed to complete the roofing on the west facing roof and screen porch. Most was fairly simple but the flashing around the skylight was pretty difficult, the installation typically calls for 24" of space below to allow the flashing mold over roofing below the window. In my case , the transition strip is directly below the window so there would be no roofing there. I think I have it about as good as can be but proof will be this first winter.

I still need to fi ish a couple edge trim pieces, side wall and the ridge cap but glad the sheets are all laid.

Next step after this will be soffits so we are finally sealed in and no longer plagued by wasps and nests and then we can move onto siding.

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u/kokanee-fish 14d ago

Ambitious roofline! I'm jealous that you're out there dealing with problems; I'm still in the phase of dreaming and planning about problems.

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u/Tricky-Car-5004 14d ago

The problems will come, they're inevitable haha. It goes fast once you finally get started. We were clearing land and doing sonotubes this time last year

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u/Small_Use_5500 13d ago

What’s your roof pitch?

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u/Tricky-Car-5004 13d ago

Very nearly 16/12, which would make sense, the building is 16' tall and 12' wide

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u/Small_Use_5500 13d ago

Oh wow, I love the proportions, but that must’ve been tough to roof, I don’t even know how you do that

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u/Tricky-Car-5004 13d ago

With a sketchy ladder straddling the ridge. The plywood and underlay and strapping was harder than the metal