tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post5119669095284064208..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Tear the Metal DownMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-71432064837225970242010-10-08T03:33:47.692-04:002010-10-08T03:33:47.692-04:00I'll trade you. I'll do your roof and you ...I'll trade you. I'll do your roof and you can do my plumbing.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-11105054319889326672010-10-07T22:44:19.462-04:002010-10-07T22:44:19.462-04:00You should rebuild your roof with some impossible,...You should rebuild your roof with some impossible, non-euclidean angles. It'd be pretty fuckin' cool when they swallow up Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve.Chef Cthulhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210754577326849812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-77458123163917441792010-10-07T22:11:03.850-04:002010-10-07T22:11:03.850-04:00Well, as long as it doesn't start raining on y...Well, as long as it doesn't start raining on you. When I had to put a new roof on my business I worked on it evenings in the summer.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-89839108278261955772010-10-07T06:08:25.318-04:002010-10-07T06:08:25.318-04:00David - Thanks. Coming from a guy who lays tile, ...David - Thanks. Coming from a guy who lays tile, that's saying something. I definitely don't envy what you do. But then most construction is not enviable work once you have done any of it for awhile.<br /><br />El Cerdo Ignatius - The roof will get done. Definitely one of those jobs that once started has to be finished.<br /><br />Kulkiri - No the section I am doing this year is not steep - only a 6 pitch on the facing section and an 8 pitch on the right and left sections. And this side is only a tad over a story up. Height and pitch are fine.<br /><br />I hooked up with suspenders for my tool belt twenty years ago. It's the only way to go in my opinion.<br /><br />Good to see you around again. <br /><br />Randal - Are you saying that posting about home owner drudgery is not blog worthy? How about I hire some local gals to dance on the ridge in thongs as we bang shingles to the beat of MJ's "Beat it"? Would that be blog worthy?<br /><br />Blog Fodder - Well so far we have found three old bird nests, at least four hornet nests with some very sleepy hornets who did not know what hit them when I nailed them with the juice. <br /><br />But glady, no rot of any signifigance was found. All the rafters/joists were fine. The fact that the house was framed with rough cut hemlock might be part of the reason. Hemlock is a bitch to work with, but it is some rugged.<br /><br />Drackar - Thanks. Septic tank work and painting are the only chores I hold in lower regard.<br /><br />BBC - The only thing worse than working on a roof in October is working on one in June or July. At least I also do not have to deal with the being baked by the Sun. The Fall is the best time in my opinion to lay down a roof.<br /><br />And then there is the fact that June and July is the busiest time at my bike shop. I would not be able to close the doors to do the job like I can in October.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-36723465490490913392010-10-06T21:57:01.941-04:002010-10-06T21:57:01.941-04:00I don't mind working of roofs as long as they ...I don't mind working of roofs as long as they are not too steep and I'm 67 years old. <br /><br />But don't you think you should have started in June or July?BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-89550161933912336722010-10-06T15:51:42.171-04:002010-10-06T15:51:42.171-04:00Guh. I loathe roofing. One of the worst jobs you c...Guh. I loathe roofing. One of the worst jobs you can get...<br /><br />Good luck.Drackarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173382201548129772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-23671585327832435742010-10-06T15:36:18.106-04:002010-10-06T15:36:18.106-04:00Waiting to hear what it looked like with the roof ...Waiting to hear what it looked like with the roof off and all the cool things you found or didn't.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-56208411558415688172010-10-06T14:59:36.935-04:002010-10-06T14:59:36.935-04:00Please tell me you found some mafia dump up there,...Please tell me you found some mafia dump up there, that's blogworthy material!Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-66832932203454515022010-10-06T08:58:13.978-04:002010-10-06T08:58:13.978-04:00At least the pitch is not too steep. Looks like y...At least the pitch is not too steep. Looks like you can walk on it without kickers to keep you from sliding off the roof. I agree roofing is a pain in the ass and other body parts. What used to get me after a day on the roof was how much my hips hurt from the weight of the toolbelt. Getting suspenders for the toolbelt helped.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-13817926433915087692010-10-06T07:23:16.836-04:002010-10-06T07:23:16.836-04:00Hope the roof work goes well, Mike. And I can'...Hope the roof work goes well, Mike. And I can't say I blame your friend Jim for the sentiments about roofing. It's backbreaking stuff. I put a roof on a cottage two years ago, re-faced one side of my in-laws' cottage roof last year, and just put a small roof on a gazebo I built in September. Can't stand it. My back, feet and knees are in pain for a day or two afterward, every time.El Cerdo Ignatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646154540141962389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-21226721634636591902010-10-06T05:36:52.104-04:002010-10-06T05:36:52.104-04:00Good luck, mate. Don't envy you that job.Good luck, mate. Don't envy you that job.David Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006533626998905560noreply@blogger.com