raise the roof.

first things first, if you didn't read the title with a hip-hop soundtrack playing in the background please take the time to go to your itunes library and fire up some maestro fresh wes or young mc and re-read it. there, that's better.

as is the normal process with houses, the roof went on shortly after the second storey. our roof won't be much different than most houses, but there are a few features we're excited about.

in building terms our roof pitch is described as 12/10. it was designed this way to match a number of the original homes in our neighbourhood. another way we're paying homage to the history of bridgeland.

we've also roughed-in electrical to the roof should we decide to install solar panels and utilize the two south-facing sides for future energy generation.

and finally, we took advantage of the natural a-frame shape of the roof on the inside of the house as well. the second floor will feature vaulted ceilings that come to a peak more than 11ft high.

which should make hip-hop or any type of music sound even better... as anyone who's seen spinal tap can tell you, it's always nice to go up to 11.