The COVID-19 Diaries: The Backyard Patio Cover Part 3- The roof and we're about 95% done!

We did it! After about a month, and weeks of planning and scheming the outside of our house now has a beautiful patio cover made by some awesome dudes with the assistance of their brilliant wives of course.

On June 29, all material present and accounted for, they roofed the structure and complete the majority of the work. 

Of course, as the bane of Matt's life he had to make 3 trips back to Lowe's on the day. Once we went together to grab some support pieces, flashing, and more screws; then for more tar paper since they were about a foot short, and finally right when we were at the absolutely last bit where they were just putting the metal roof on the tar paper (all those things meant to keep the ceiling and therefore the things underneath it, cooler) the freaking roof screws were about 5/8" too long and were poking through the ceiling! I thought he was going to lose it on that 3rd run!

While Matt was on the 3rd run, Eric and I finished the ceiling fan installation and hung the patio string lights. I did a quick google and figured out that the best way to hang string lights was with coaxial staples. Clever things they are.

Eric had known our plan to string lights around and had setup an outlet at the top where the original outdoor lighting was to make that work. This is why it's good to have a plan before you do things then they can happen before they happen know what I mean? We also put the string lights on a smart outlet that we set on a timer from our phone. Boom shakalaka. 

Team Patio Cover! They were a good team. A very good team indeed.

The final size is approximately 19'x12' which is a pretty big area.  It easily shades all of the large outdoor couch with room for people to crowd around to avoid the hot hot sun.

I rearranged the sofa a little and then we're gonna toss the old coffee table that has seen better days and this white one used to sit in the office and it's metal so I moved it here. 

I also spray painted the little side table for a 2nd time and put a few plants around to give it some green. Plants really improve everything. Before Alice's birthday I'll eventually wash all the cushions.

And just look at this awesome ceiling!

It's nice to add a different place to hang out during my morning quiet time. And of course it's gonna be such a great place to host people once you know, it isn't dangerous to do so.

There's a few things to touch up with paint (since I had run out awhile ago) and pieces of the structure to trim but we're about 95% done. 

And what a difference and so worth it. It kicked my butt into gear and I painted the fence and the shed trim too.  It's seriously changed everything about the backyard for the better. So glad we did it and so glad it's (mostly) done!