I wanted more living space in the boathouse so it was time for a major change. Over the course of several weeks I built the framing for the second story. It was not really walls but a different style of roof that would give me a loft area for sleeping quarters.
I tore off the roof myself. One big challenge was making sure the debris did not fall into the water. And a dropped tool was often irretrievable. The house was tied up to the riverbank but it was quite a steep drop off. I believe I lost a half a dozen hammers to the river bottom. I spent a bit of time fishing with a heavy duty magnet trying to retrieve tools but had little luck. When it came time to hoist the new framing, I hired my friend Joe, a carpenter, and together we raised the roof.
It was fall of the year, I did not have much time to get things closed in before winter arrived.
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