Yesterday Derrick came out with the crew and gave me an update on the project schedule. Since we've only had one "rain out" we're on track toward the lower end of his timeframe estimate; he's hoping they can get the whole project done by July 4! Meanwhile, the attic work is scheduled for Thursday and … Continue reading Scheduling Update →

Short update this time. The guys were out yesterday but didn't get too far because they started a bit later than they had been (~9:30 probably?) and around 3 PM a rainstorm rolled in and they had to scramble off the roof. They did get some tiles down on the garage, though! As you can … Continue reading For a Few Tiles More →

I got my cheap drone yesterday, so I have some cheap photos for you today! Here's a decent shot that shows you how reflective the roof is -- this was around 10:30 AM so the sun is just above the camera view pretty much. You can also see the texture. You can see the progress … Continue reading Drone Photos →

Yesterday started off with the crew working on the overhangs above the bay window and the back door, as I suspected they would. I was starting to wonder if they would just do that and call it a short Friday when I noticed they had brought out the tile saw -- and sure enough, soon … Continue reading We’ve Got Tiles! →

Well, technically there are still some on the top of the bay window and the overhang above the back door but I can't imagine them spending a whole day on those! Hopefully today they'll start installing solar tiles! That's what I tell myself... but there's probably some other step, like putting flashing on the edges … Continue reading Shingles are Gone! →

Yesterday the crew came out and did two things: They did the flashing where the porch roof meets the wall of the upper story and they brought the second inverter (which I guess they got back in stock) and mounted it on the wall. It isn't connected to the other stuff yet; I'm assuming that … Continue reading The Second Inverter →

Today the crew came and took the shingles off of the porch roof, replacing them with waterproof membrane. Less exciting than doing the back half of the main roof but it all has to get done sooner or later! As much as I would hope the next step is the back part of the main … Continue reading Stacks of Awesome →

That title sounds like a medication ad, but yesterday the team came out and replaced whatever decking they needed to do on the front of the "top roof" and put down the waterproof membrane. Now all that's left is to take off the shingles (and maybe replace some decking) on the back, then put the … Continue reading Say Goodbye to Shingles →

Friday was sunny so the guys came out and continued their work. They took the shingles off of the front half of the "main house" roof and started putting down waterproof membrane when they discovered a problem. According to Ryker, some of the sheets of decking up there (the actual structural wood of the roof … Continue reading 25 Sheets of Decking →

Yesterday Tesla didn't come out because it was raining... but I did discover something neat! I had gotten a "Welcome to Tesla" email the night after the PowerWalls were installed asking me to download the Tesla app. Initially I ignored it, thinking "There's only one inverter installed, there's no solar power, presumably they haven't hooked … Continue reading The App →