New Roof (again?)

Except this time it's on the bar. After spending a good portion of my economic stimulius check and eight hours working on top of a partially rotted roof (and a week recovering from the subsequent sunburn) the new roof is up... It is still not complete, but the good news is that it does not leak AT ALL anymore! This is rather amazing considering that before it would rain just as hard (if not harder) inside the building than outside.

The roof is not yet complete, I still have to finish tarring and bottom-nailing the shingle rolls. In addition there are a few portions of the sheeting that are fairly well rotten and need to be reinforced from underneath, as well as a couple of beams. But the good news is now that it no longer leaks I can actually get started on getting the building into usable condition!

Bar project has begun!

The Texas Inn building, circa 1900, had been added onto (very badly added onto.) Ben and his friends pulled down the lean-to shed addition. Here are the highlights: (photos by Andy)






Ben, swinging a heavy hammer, hitting rotten wood, whilst his friends Josh and Nick watch.















Most of the side wall down. Surprisingly, the roof stayed up!
















Ben with his heavy steel hammer again, attempting to break/knock down a support post. Amazingly, it stayed up!
















Josh working on the same section with a chain saw! That should do it!

















Hmmm... Still standing!
















Finally! After a lot of cutting with the chain saw, a single cement block too it down!

















Looks better already! Since this photo was taken, Ben and his friends Bill, and Caleb put a new "roll roof" on the bar building.

Chessie!

Ben's newest addition! For more photos of Chessie, click here.