With High winds and Heavy rain for cast for tommorow, I was out side and looked up on my roof and notice a 2 loose shingle , out with the ladder, Hammer , Nails, and roofing cement ! Oh what fun it is !
O the joys of Home ownership
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I had to replace my HVAC system earlier this year. $6k down the drain. Painting the house $800 in supplies and 40 hours of work. I'm going to need to get a new roof next year, that should be several grand. Everyone keeps telling me it is a great investment, but if I sell it I end up homeless. At least I can piss off the back deck whenever I want.
with a nickname like yours, I was sure you were gonna say you fell through the roof.
glad you didn't
Think about it this way, if you sell it, you have enough money to take a couple years off of work. Get a trailer for your roadbike, put your mtb on it, tent, gear, etc.
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Chrissakes, how big is your house? I think we did my fathers' for 3k.
no duct tape? where's the duct tape?
How difficult is replacing a roof? I mean I know it will take a lot of work but Im talking more along the lines of technical know how.
It's not really that hard. Read a book or watch someone else do it....As long as you've seen it done once or twice, you could prolly do it if you're handy and had at least a good nail gun......I re-did my garage roof (detached) this past summer with a buddy of mine that's been doing that sort of stuff for 20 years....we did it from start to finish in 6 hours (roughly 600 sq ft.). I could prolly do it in about twice the time if I was left to my own devices....he was scary fast with the nail gun. I'd get a shingle out and *poof* I'd need to give him another that fast.....
I guess that was the problem , I didn't
when I came home from trail work on Sunday , this is what I got to see . ( the section to the left is what I fixed on friday . o So Much fun to go up and install about 8 -10 new shingles, that of course don't match ( I have a pack left over from when the roof was redone the last time , but the ones on the roof have fadded a little. )
Westy...just have a roofing party.
Step 1 - buy a lot of beer & BBQ supplies, oh and shingles, nails, etc.
Step 2 - invite a bunch of friends with hammers over
Step 3 - tear off shingles and replace roof while consuming beer & food from step 1
It's not that bad really
Step 1 - buy a lot of beer & BBQ supplies, oh and shingles, nails, etc.
Step 2 - invite a bunch of friends with hammers over
Step 3 - tear off shingles and replace roof while consuming beer & food from step 1
It's not that bad really
Go down to Home Depot and get a truckload of Mexican day-laborers. They will probably take beer for payment.
So, in other words, get buzzed and then give everyone hammers and go on the roof? What could possibly go wrong?Westy...just have a roofing party.
Step 1 - buy a lot of beer & BBQ supplies, oh and shingles, nails, etc.
Step 2 - invite a bunch of friends with hammers over
Step 3 - tear off shingles and replace roof while consuming beer & food from step 1
It's not that bad really
Nothing really. They don't have pneumatic nail guns. Give drunk guys nail guns and they start nailing hands and feet to the roof.
Ummm, no. Beer waits until roof is finished. Trust me.Westy...just have a roofing party.
Step 1 - buy a lot of beer & BBQ supplies, oh and shingles, nails, etc.
Step 2 - invite a bunch of friends with hammers over
Step 3 - tear off shingles and replace roof while consuming beer & food from step 1
It's not that bad really