Rob and I decided to rebuild the entire rear wall due to the extent of water damage.  Doing it in thirds seemed like a reasonable plan so as not to risk a collapse of the roof we had just completed.

The middle third was framed out yesterday, and plywood sheathing installed. Concrete was poured on the last third( to the right and up to the corner).

Next week we should be able to finish framing and plywood, then windows go in and siding goes up.

The concrete was cured and ready to build a new wall on today. So that's what we did.

We poured more concrete under the next set of widows and will probably totally rebuild the entire wall back there next week.

Holy Crap!  What's holding up that wall?

The sill plate which connected the studs to the foundation was completely gone.  The wall is literally floating in air as there is a 3" - 6" gap under every stud along the back.

Fortunately we were expecting this, as the rainwater was splashing against this wall for decades without an overhang or gutters.  So we had the supplies on hand:

Rob built a wooden form and we poured 18 bags of concrete to create an 8" foundation wall on top of the original stone foundation.  We will frame out a new pressure treated sill plate and studs next week once it is all cured.

Siding happened.

First we installed a bit of flashing in the corner where the roof met the wall

Then siding

What's next you ask?
The windows and rear wall in the last photo above were damaged and will receive a little TLC.
.

Been raining for what feels like 100 days,  but today we just worked through it.  We're soaked, but we're finished with the roof.  The last shingles went on today.

I wrapped the fascias in aluminum and then installed soffit.

I had seamless gutters installed today also.  I used a company called Water Be Gone based out of Orange County NY.
Mike,  the owner,  did a beautiful job especially how he routed the downspouts.  I couldn't be happier.

Hopefully, next week we'll be putting on siding!

Gable ends are finished and primed for paint.

Upper fascia board is done also, I started priming for paint on both upper & lower fascias:

House wrap stapled onto the new back wall and ready for siding:

And finally we started shingling:

Rob managed to dodge a few rain showers and get plywood sheathing on the gable ends.

He also sistered a few of the compromised rafters on the main roof and began installing a new fascia board so we have a place to mount gutters on the house.

P.S.  I got the siding and the shingles!