High and Dry

The roof is done. It's an EPDM rubber membrane roof, and I'm probably being redundant if you know what EPDM means. All I know is there's no more rain water flowing into the garage! From up here, the view is fantastic!

On top of the OSB (Oriented Strand Board) sheathing, I put down a layer of fiber board specifically for the EPDM layer. There are special screws and large diameter washers required for this layer.

After putting on cedar trim, edge flashing, and super-duper rubber edge tape, we slopped on the adhesive for the EPDM roll. Believe me when I say it was difficult to climb the ladder with a 10ft X 25ft roll of really heavy rubber on my shoulder. It was about 150 pounds. Three times! This pic shows how you position the EPDM, fold it back halfway, apply the glue, then fold it back into position, and then smooth it with a push broom and work out any air bubbles. All in all, a very productive afternoon.

Here's a little fun fact. Pipes cannot be set into position by concrete. After failing the 'Plumbing - Base' inspection, I had to demo the concrete around the pipes in the floor, and the foundation wall, then wrap the floor pipes with layers of foam and set the foundation wall pipe inside a sleeve, requiring the waste line to be removed and replaced. Of course I have since poured new concrete in those holes and the inspector has come back and I have passed his inspection.

Since then, I have also passed the 'Electrical - Rough' and 'Framing' inspections.
The next visible change will be garage doors and stucco, which we're in the process of figuring out. In the meantime, I'm doing stuff like more wiring and installing insulation.
Yes, insulation means we are heating the garage. It's our choice to address the freeze protection required for plumbing. And, if you have water, you must have both hot and cold water. So we got a point of use, tankless, water heater. It's only 1.5gpm, but you can use it for as long as you need. Not as expensive as you might think - that was the space heater. HA!