The Honest Courtesan

The amount of floor area that stays relatively dry during a rainstorm is growing with every additional roof section I complete.  Of course, the wind can whip rain in from the sides, and in this particular area water running down the cottage roof can of course drip into the covered area.  But the area near the original house wall now stays dry enough for me to have started keeping the tools there; while I still haven’t managed to stop all the leaks from between the rooves, I’ve installed a gutter which carries the runoff to a downspout which drops it into the main drain under the deck, beside the hot tub.  Since we’re getting close to the two-year mark for this project, I’m really pretty tired of the deck getting slick (and in some areas, slimy) when it rains, and icy when it freezes; I’ll be really glad when we can pressure-wash it and expect it to stay dry except for wet footprints or bathroom splash.  By the time you read this, we’ll be working on the framework for the final (complex) roof section over the two cottages; look for a picture next Friday!