untarped

For about the past year, we have tarped and untarped an tigin nearly daily.  As we have been working, pulling off the old roof, enlarging the footprint, we have needed to keep the interior as dry as possible.

Finally we have a stretch of perfect Maine weather. Light breeze, lots of sunshine, low humidity, temperatures in the 70s (Fahrenheit), and most importantly no rain predicted for 4 days.

 Unfortunately, Martin has spent the last 3 weeks working on a renovation job which he was scrambling to finish up when the beautiful weather hit, so we missed a day of excellent weather to be able to work at an tigin.

 Each time we have gone to an tigin to add to it, we have had to take all of the tarps off, fold them, and put them somewhere safe so they wouldn't get damaged. At the end of each work day we have had to reverse the process. Pull out the tarps, make sure they were supported and covered everything, and secure them so the wind wouldn't tear them off.

 Finally, with the clear weather predicted, Martin decided we could untarp and leave an tigin exposed to the elements. Without having to retarp daily, we are saving valuable hours that can be spent building rather than protecting.

So this is how an tigin looks all naked.

We cleaned off the second story subfloor and snapped lines where walls were going to go. Martin took measurements and counted boards to make sure we had enough material.