Day 9 - raising the roof

So today is the day that the roof is finally going on the house!!!! We lined the roof with tarp yesterday, on top of the tarp we put polystyrene then plastic roofing panels. The roofing panels are nailed into the roof beams with bottle caps - such creative technology :)

Loving the two course lunches with three different types of carbs!

F really does like kids...

We named the house for you guys

My first graffiti work- a special thanks x

Paula laying the polystyrene on the roof

On the roof

His best hammering pose

The perfect shutters made my Martyn

Paula crawling along the roof beams nailing bottle caps into the roof

Martyn at work fixing the gate assisted by Kim

Still getting along

I spent the morning making window shutters with the resident joiner Martyn who has not yet discovered 'Pisco Perfect' and tries to get everything he does to the standard he is use to at home - bless. At the house they took down the existing front fence and added a second coat to the white paint. When I arrived I had a little fun with the paint out the front of the house - check out the photos. THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO KINDLY DONATED TO THIS WORTHY CAUSE, YOUR NAMES WERE TOO MANY TO WRITE ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE :) Thanks also to those PSF volunteers who have worked so hard to make this house happen. Another kiwi joined the crew today - thanks Paula from Christchurch for nailing down the roof panels, I was too much of a chicken to get up there for very long... after my last roof experience I think it is best.