The Roof, The Roof, The Roof is.... FINISHED (we think)!

Oh, thank goodness!  We have been anxiously watching the progress on the roof.  In fact, I'm prettttty sure I've come off as a crazy person to the roofers...  I had been driving by on my way home from school each day to see if they had started.  It was one week ago that they first started on the roof.  Of course, I had to stop and take a picture (see below)!  The problem was that I decided to get out of the car, cross over to the front of the house, and see if I could get any other pictures.  When I walked across the street, I was surprised to see one of the roofers on the sidewalk (he was hidden by a big truck until I got to the sidewalk).  I had to justify my presence so I told him I was the new homeowner and was just checking the progress.  He gave me a slow nod, still looking at me as if I were a bit odd (okay, fine, I am a bit odd).  I asked if he knew when the work would be done.  Of course, he didn't know and proceeded to call the guy in charge around front.  Now I really felt like a dunce...

The guy in charge, Mike, told me that the work should be done early the next week... which just so happens to be this week (and if you're keeping track, it is definitely not early in the week - it's the end of the week!).  Mike then told me that he had a question about the gutters that were to be put up on the storage area.  He went into a big explanation about why the gutters weren't the right solution - something about the 90-degree turn in the gutter would pull the one side away from the siding.  He said the best option would be to have add an overhang to the side of the roof and to put up a good drip edge.  The drip edge is essentially a piece of metal that will run from the roof surface to several inches down the exterior wall; it will keep water from rolling off the roof and down under the siding.  I deferred to his expertise and said that it would be fine as long as the sellers agreed.

I have driven by pretty much every day since and have taken a picture whenever there was a change to see.  The roofers have gotten to know me... sadly...  Pathetically enough, Mike actually yelled down to me the one day while I was taking my picture, called me by name, and asked if I liked the color of the metal.  Aiye!  Anyway, here are the pictures of the progress:

October 10th

 

October 11th

October 12th 

 

 October 14th

October 19th

 

 

As you can see, the roof is finally done!  Well - it was done in the front.  When I drove by Thursday, the roofers were still there, still working.  This was nerve-wracking because we talked to Jen, the mortgage lady, on Tuesday and she said she put a rush-request in with the appraiser to get our there Tuesday night or Wednesday...  In other words, the appraiser was requested to get out there as early as Tuesday night and, as of Thursday afternoon, I still saw the roofers at work!  Additionally, we were told that the appraiser needed 3-5 days after getting back out there to be ready for closing. 

When I drove by on Friday morning, the roofers were STILL there.  I called Aaron and gave him what was becoming the usual bad news - the roof was still not done.  On Friday afternoon, I got tricked... As I pulled up to the curb across the street, I noticed that the front of the roof was finally finished!  I didn't see the roofers' truck either!  And then I went to drive away... I saw the roofers were at the bay window on the side and that the truck was in the backyard.  So much for being done!  On the bonus, it looked like the entire main roof was done and I assume they were doing the finishing touches on the bay window.  So, I am assuming that by now they are finished.  At least they better be!  So much for "early next week" - more like "barely getting it done by the end of next week".  Lesson learned: never trust a timing estimate by a construction worker!

Anyway, our realtor called us Friday to let us know that closing was post-poned.  At this point, we still don't know when closing will be but she said either Wednesday or Thursday.  We asked for Wednesday but haven't heard anything definite yet.