The Gable Finale!

The gable is a success!!

We finished it last night. But, before taking it on, we had one, small detail to finish:

We put in the other two, interior finish
strips. You know. Before we misplaced them.
This picture, by the way, is like you are
standing in the kitchen from the back of
the house. The gable space is, for now, a
little eat-in area. Above the kitchen is the
master bedroom.

Once placed, we could give our full attention to the gable completion!

Well, after a quick pic to show how much of the plywood yard the house takes up from front to back ...

... then the gable received full attention!

Taking the break from it last night was a huge key to success as fresh eyes and attitudes made a very big difference! We turned the house upright so I could actually see what was happening. (I'm only 10 inches taller than the gable when it's down. That doesn't allow for seeing. Anything.).

Last night, Aaron started the process of sanding down of the top of the wall ...

... so the siding lines would line up better than they were. I finished that process tonight to my satisfaction*, and we were ready to glue!

* The alignment issue we discovered with the hinge or whatever messed with lining up the walls. Meaning, the siding didn't align well between the gable pieces AND with the front wall of the house. To manage my own perfectionist tendencies, we scoured the Web to see what other houses look like on this matter. Pictures we found range from the gable and front completely lined up to they don't look lined up at all. The verdict here: I had  to line it up. Had to. So, the evening's building progress was held up by 5 minutes of interior trim placement and about 30 minutes of hand-sanding the top of this wall. Totally worth it.

Finally, we glued and taped:

(While we did our dry run-through, Aaron would talk to himself saying, "This goes here like this ..." It's a very different delivery from his, "Like so ..." of the rest of the week.)

And, today, the outcome is revealed!

The gap on the right is due to our not yet attaching the magnet that holds the wall shut. There is also trim that is attached vertically to help cover any seams. So, all in all, we did awesome!

And, the gap between the floor and the wall is minimal. I think the floor trim will take care of it. If not, I'll think of something. But, it's not the gaping hole into which Hal's children could fall that concerned me yesterday!

Success continues! I'm not sure what's next on deck ...