Exploratory digging

So with nothing better to do (ha), I decide to see what is under the rolled roofing material on the balconies.

The answer is: not much. There is some old impregnated felt (or something) and some loose granulate that at one time must have been tarred to the felt. After that, it's one layer of completely punked sheathing, and the joist bays. 

If you look carefully, past the side if the beam in the living room, you can see the the stripe on one of the parts of my lathe in the basement!

At least I'm not finding ants. I know they must be here though. If I don't have trouble yet with mold, I will by the time this is all over!

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Andy