Art & Inspiration Time to give back a little to the shop

I'm using a harness to hopefully keep me from breaking my neck.

 

I want to hear about the 544 when you call back.

 

Oh yeah

 

Be careful on the ladders. Know of 3 peole in the past year who fell from ladders. The guy who helps me missed 4 months with a shattered heel from a ladder fall. My neighbor is having shoulder surgery this week from falling off a ladder. He was only on the 4 th rung.
My roof is metal, but then my whole building is metal.

 

Looking GOOD Squirrel!!!Bruce.

 

Same here Bob.LOL.Bruce.

 

I think I would have paid the extra for a roof top delivery, here its only about $40.00 extra. Well worth it when you have the room for the boom truck. Sadly when I built my garage this past winter the yard was too tight so I had to carry them up, after removing the snow. A lot steeper roof than yours also,
12 in 12 pitch. Would have been a lot easier at your age lol.

 

So a guy calls his kid brother after being gone for 2 weeks, had him watch over his cat and the house.

"So, how's my kitty cat doing"
"She's dead"
"What!? What the hell?! Dead!?!
"Yeah, got up on the roof and fell off. She didn't make it."
"Can't you be a little nicer about it? Just tell me like it's nothing and you know how much I loved her."
"Like how? What's nicer, she fell off the roof. Sorry but not my fault."
"You could let me down easy, tell me she's ok or even up on the roof and wait til I'm home. You know, a little comp***ion. That ****s hearing it like that. Try to be nicer."
"Ok, I will next time, sorry."
"Ok. So how's mom doin?"
"She's on the roof..."

 

I roofed houses for one summer when I was 19... tough hot work. I roofed my garage in 1993, ripped the old one off and replaced some sheathing. No more of that for me. I plan on extending the garage out 10' or 15' so I can move the machine shop stuff and get more storage and have room for a 2nd car. If I retire in less than 2 years, I'll invest some of my lump-sum and have it built.

 

I got metal on everything, a lot of wind here. Only problem with metal is you want really good heavy duty gutters if you have snow. When that stuff starts sliding off it'll take the gutters with it. I just had $20,000 worth of storm and hail damage, finding somebody to do the work around here is a joke.

 

I haven't had great luck around here either..Concrete work [$$] but good, Doors [reasonable $] and good..I did the roofing on my garages 30 years ago and did good; tried to not do the work a few years ago and got marginal job and had to fix stuff myself, couldn't get them back..I don't care if I'm 98 next time I will hire a laborer and me and him will do it even if I have to keep him in line by beating him with my ****ing cane..

 

You're a lucky man, every day is Chooseday; you choose what to do, when to do it, where to do it and how to do it if at all! You need to pace yourself and don't rush into it, there's always tomorrow.
2yrs until retirement (60) for me and so looking forward to it. Everyone I know who has retired is busier now than when they were working.
I've been with the government since 1981 and have a nest egg to play with after I pay my bills, no benefits for me according to the government so I'll have to make what I have go a long way and invest something wisely as the current life expectancy for Ozzie males is 80.3yrs. I just need to get there and have enough $$$.
It's nearly time to downsize and find a wealthy rich widow who enjoys cars.

 

Roof is coming along good & you are working carefully. I can really relate with doing a roof as opposed to hiring a contractor. It is easier to spend ones personal time if capable rather than give up the extra $4k for contractor labor.

If there is a tractor around with a bucket or forks that may help to get the shingles up a level. Stay safe.

 

It's not really the money, either. We have enough money. I just always like to do the things that I can do. And when I'm done with it, I know I've done something.

My son is visiting for a few days, he's been a big help moving shingles!

 

I am similar in that I like to do what I can do. There is a satisfaction in getting it done & standing back to appreciate the effort. Avoiding the spending is a bonus. My 2 sons pitch in to help when they can and vice versa. They do quality work and are fun to work with.

 

I hired a friend's construction company to re-roof my house. Hopefully they can get started this week. I'd like to help but both my wife and I work full time. Plus...I know my $$$ is going towards supporting he and his family and his crews families. And when it come time to wrench on his '57 Chevy truck...no questions asked. I'm there!

 

Have you heard of "solar panel shingles" ?

Got introduced to them this past week. Interesting EXPENSIVE concept.

Oldmics

 

I built my garage myself with a little help from my younger brother, It would have been cheaper (doctor bill) and a lot less painful had I simply worn a pair of safety gl***es and kept that piece of saw dust out of my eye

 

Gene "A guys got to know his limits." according to Clint

 

Good bye nest egg.

 

AHHH , Cheap labor .... and yes secure them ladders , the guys here they either do the 2 man , or they drive stakes in the ground the secure the ladder from kicking out

the shingles and dumpster ( 2 20 yards) come in tommorrow , 20 pallets worth ( 10 per building ) and a bunch of pallets of felt and boxes of ribbon nails ( I have to store those in my garage to keep them from walking away ) and a skid of cdx underlay , yes I said Pallets , the contractor purposely over ordered , and will send back all they do not use and keep 5 squares ( for repairs ) , they have there own conveyors so the guys do not have to lump them and try to work around them on the roof , as they have to do a peel off and some decking . I spent the better part of the day marking out the drop zones because of FD rules .
they dropped off the roof jacks for the front half 12/12 slopes and the rest is 3/12 .

the pole barn the metal will be delivered in a week ( custom lengths ) , and the company that does the delivering will put the skids on the roof 3/12 by crane as its a good 15' to the eves .

and on thing to remember about harnesses , do not do what one guy did here a few back in So. Illinois , he tied off to his pick up truck as he could not find a good tie off , and left the battery hooked up , his girlfreind almost killed him when she went to take the truck to the store to get the crew some beers ( the thought was there ) , nuff said what happened next .. broke 3 ribs and his leg and was chewed up from the ride up and across the barn roof .

 

This is a low profile operation we got going on...

First half done, more fun tomorrow.

 

...like a lot of you, I like to do my own work;...30+ years ago I built this barn all by myself except for help with the concrete floor and putting up the rafters,..and it was complete in one month,...still doin my own stuff but not near as fast anymore.
...it's a great feeling to see it done and you can say "I did that".

 

Well, one has to ask, are you going to chop the top while you are up there? And are those traditional shingles? (ok, sorry maybe someone didnt have to ask )