We are getting a new roof on the house soon. I am not sure when the project will begin, as the contractor had some weather-related delays on current or recent jobs. It sounds like the work may start next Wednesday, the 3rd of May. It is probably a good thing that the work was delayed, because we have preparations to make. Each day when I come home, I put wood sealer on the frames of the new skylights. There isn't enough room in the garage to do all of the skylights at the same time, so I did four of them first and am working on the last three now. That would be a total of seven skylights, in case that was as clear as mud. We will ultimately have nine skylights, eight in the living room and kitchen, and one in the bedroom. The idea is that we can open the five venting skylights (2 kitchen, 2 living room, 1 bedroom) and cool the house during the summer, without air conditioning. The two current venting skylights, when opened in the summer, cause the temperature in the house to drop markedly within minutes. So, hopefully, this will help with the heat and make for some happy houseplants.
On a sidenote, we could use central air to cool the house, but our home has hot water heat. That is why we don't use central air, so now you know. By the way, some home-buying advice: never buy a home in December in Minnesota, unless you pay attention to the fact that the hot water heat doesn't allow central air. Oh well. We manage just fine. Anyway, I have put four coats of satin wood sealer on four skylights and tomorrow will start the last three. It takes four to five days to finish each skylight, one coat every 24 hours. Very exciting stuff I am writing tonight.
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