The WP668 caboose roof was finished on Saturday and it started
to rain on Sunday – good timing!
We ended up adding another
two rows of wooden stringers parallel to the ridge boards
on top of the steel joists. My husband John and our neighbor
Felix (a professional roofer) also replaced wood
that was soft or damaged. About 2/3 of the original wood of
the roof structure was still good.
After fixing the framework, John and Felix stuffed insulation battens
between the steel joists, put rigid foam insulation panels on
top of the battens, and added a reflective silver lining on top
of that. Over the silver lining went sheets of plywood which
was then covered by tarpaper (roofing felt). The final layer
of roofing will go over the tarpaper after the caboose moves so
it isn’t damaged in the crane lift.
What is in place already is water tight. WP668 has
its best roof and first insulation since it was built
90 years ago. It will be well lit and dry inside while we work on it
this winter. We hope all of the insulation will help us avoid
air conditioning except during the hottest weeks of the summer.
It started to rain yesterday afternoon for the first time since
late spring. The kids and I ran around the yard dragging things
under cover that had been sitting out all summer.
Here are the latest photos:
John on roof:
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Starting insulation:
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John and Felix:
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Felix:
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Half insulated:
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Josh inspecting:
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Truck, caboose:
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Tar paper down:
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Final check:
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Images by John Plocher and Katy Dickinson (Copyright 2006)
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