The weather has not been cooperative, but here we are in January making progress.

My contribution was digging out the driveway, the snow had got so deep and frozen that a truck plow could not do it, so a combination of the old fashioned shovel and more modern snow blower did it, eventually.

Roof work starts

Como weather has not been that co-operative, but today we have progress.

North Chimney

Just for the sake of completeness.

Extension Chimney

This one looks more like a chimney. It was not very well constructed originally but they did see the need for a bigger flue. Both this one and the south one were full of debris, the middle one was clear, perhaps the middle one was used after the railroad era?

Flashing will cover much of the base when the shingle roof is installed.

Chimney complete, nearly

The chimney on the south end. When the flashing is completed it will partly hide the pedestal that comes out of the roof.

It has been a long time since the chimney profile was so complete. Even a 100 years ago this top course or two were missing.

The bricks will be cleaned up.

South Chimney

Men at work on the South Tower. Starting to look more like a Depot than a Barn. Not that many barns have 3 chimneys.

Roof detail

The original trim has been removed and a wood fillet put in. This will allow the roofer a straight edge to work from. The original roof was nailed initially into the trim. Not such a good idea and not something sold enough after 130 years to be done again.

I chose this photograph because of the bird.