I finally convinced myself that today would be a roofing day. Was a little slow getting started but all that ladder travel kinda loosened me up. This section is a tad more difficult than the outside sections. To get a nice tight seam where the roofing overlaps, I had to remove the screws along the edge where the metal meets and replace them with pop rivets. I think I got it down now after getting the first 4 sheets up. 85,93,56,0,B
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
learning curve(d roof)
Woke up a little sore this morning - must have been that pallet of concrete I helped offload from the McCoys truck yesterday (no forklift - gonna ask for a refund for the delivery charge). Did the math and no wonder I felt a bit tweaked... 42 bags x 80 lbs each = 3,360 pounds.
I finally convinced myself that today would be a roofing day. Was a little slow getting started but all that ladder travel kinda loosened me up. This section is a tad more difficult than the outside sections. To get a nice tight seam where the roofing overlaps, I had to remove the screws along the edge where the metal meets and replace them with pop rivets. I think I got it down now after getting the first 4 sheets up. 85,93,56,0,B
I finally convinced myself that today would be a roofing day. Was a little slow getting started but all that ladder travel kinda loosened me up. This section is a tad more difficult than the outside sections. To get a nice tight seam where the roofing overlaps, I had to remove the screws along the edge where the metal meets and replace them with pop rivets. I think I got it down now after getting the first 4 sheets up. 85,93,56,0,B
Damn John, that no forklift sucks! I think I'd demand a refund.
ReplyDeleteEven with physical work, hair of the dog that bit you seems to help.
ReplyDeleteAre you pulling those rivets by hand or with air tools? If you have a lot to do then this might be handy:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/riveters/3-16-inch-air-hydraulic-riveter-93458.html
It never ceases to amaze me how much you can get done with air tools, even the cheap ones.
Looking good!
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