JUST WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE??

OK, so I have been distracted. BUT things have kept chugging along.

With siding done, it was time to get the "cloud" of Cloud House up.

First to prepare the flashing and edge conditions.

A wooden Rake Board was painted black and

attached to the outer most fly-rafters.

Cap flashing was placed on top of the fly-rafters,

then CPI panel system "J" channel screwed to the eave boards:

Wayne holds as Abe fastens.

A complicated set of flashings and drip edge were installed

at the down-hill end, where the CPI panel will overlap

the IB roofing on the roof deck. Bob checks it all out.

FINALLY a panel is installed...using the CPI provided clips.

They called for one clip every 30". But, with high winds (120 mph design load)

and butter-fly wing design, we did one every 10"...

Periods of rain did not stop the process.

The crew lays out panels to the left and right of the initial middle one.

The east end was the most challenging.

No deck below and a 14' gutter to go in between

the fly-rafter tails, so plywood sheets were

tacked to the rafters for temporary work platforms.

As panels were installed, plywood was pushed out

on top of the rafters and panel seam-caps.

Once clips were in place, one the left side only,

a panel was bent up to fit between

the top and bottom "j" channels.

Keep repeating the process until, at last,

the final piece of edge metal was fastened.

An example of the complex layering of flashing.

Note the CPI clip (on right) holding down a panel.

Now the completed "cloud" hovers over the house,

the black gutter sends the rain water away from it

and the stairs which will go in this end.