We Have a New Roof…. Sort Of

Today the roofers got started bright and early. They had warned me a few weeks back that getting a new roof was loud and that we would not want to be in the house. But they were surprisingly quiet when they got started. I thought I might not need to escape to the refuge of my parents’ house. But apparently the removal of a roof is quiet. The installation of a new roof is not. So we high tailed it out of here, had lunch together, and then went to my parents’ to let Bridget nap.

An unforeseen issue with this whole toddler bed thing is where to put her when we are away from home. I couldn’t bring the pack and play because she can climb out of it. There is no room in my parents’ house that is baby-proofed enough for me to lay her down to nap on a pallet on the floor. So my choices were to sleep in the bed with her or to let her nap on the couch. Neither option went over very well with Bridget. But eventually she did lay down on the couch and slept for almost an hour as I sat at the other end of the couch and read.

When all was said and done, I got home around 7:30 and it seems that my roof is not 100% complete, judging by the rolls of something still up on the roof, the roofers’ trailer in the driveway and the piles of roofing still hanging out. I assume they’ll be back to finish tomorrow. Which is cool, but also well…. where am I going to go tomorrow? I don’t want to spend another day hiding from noise. We’ll see how it goes. I do have some errands to run so I hope they show up and finish before naptime.

But all in all, I’m thrilled to have a new roof with ridge vents which will supposedly cool our attic much more efficiently than any other option and all for…. wait for it…. $350! Finally a home improvement project I’m happy about.

Now I need to call for fence estimates. Sigh. It’s never ending.

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