Upward!

Construction has continued on the Harborside Mansion as our sites have been set movin' on up! It was a piecemeal kind of week, but here are the parts that came together. First, I had railing to put together for the gable rooftop. So, this ...

I have no idea why there are magnets or nails included. None.

... turned into this:

Do not look too close. This one needed adjusting as I made one
of the railings just a smidge unlevel. Whoops.

I was thankful I'd already completed the porch railings as they, for whatever reason, were easier than this little one. Much easier. But, it's finished now, and there are very few railings left to construct. WHEW!

A few days later, we got the trim up on the gable roof, the door on its roof and the dormer window above the porch:

Tip of the Day: DRY. RUN. ALL. PIECES. No matter how simple it looks, test everything you're about to glue. All of it. I'm saying that the trim pieces for the doorway and those for the dormer look exactly the same...

I'm also saying that I have no idea how I got the trim around the doorway off before the Tacky Glue took its forever hold. It was a bit of a struggle to the point Aaron said, "Is it going to come off?!" to which I responded, "Oh. It's coming off." My fingernail paid the price, but the trim did finally release and was placed around the correct window. Let's just ooo and ahhh over its loveliness.

A few days later, the porch roof project came to fruition. Aaron led the way on dry-running the gazebo roof a number of times before it was time to just slap the glue on and get it adhered:

Then came the other roof pieces and trim ...

You'll note the "cricket roof" pieces that are just sitting above the front door on the main roof. Those three, little pieces gave me so. much. grief. It's another simple-little-concept that just takes every ounce of patience to put together. And, that night, I did not possess such patience, and I walked away.

I got it up the next night, though:

It'll look lovely when shingled, and, as a friend of mine pointed out, it will also be fun to put a little somethin'-somethin' on it for Christmas. But, as of today, it just needs to blend in and be a little invisible because it was a complete pain, and I don't care to really bask in its potential glow.

In happier news, I got the gable roof railings painted and in place, and it looks fabulous:

And, in even happier news, we opened the conservatory box to see what is needed to get that construction going, and Aaron discovered that the railings I have been dreading to make because I'm pretty much over it are already assembled!!

WOOOOO HOOOOO!!! That was like feeling a huge breath of fresh air!! I admit I'm glad I made the porch ones as I feel wicked-accomplished, but, I'm over it. I'd like to feel accomplished in something else now, thank you!

So, I'm going to get the work area a little more organized, and we'll plan the next step! Stay tuned!