How busy do you want your roofer to be?
On Apr 21, 4:03*pm, Home Guy wrote:
gonjah wrote:
This is roofing we're talking about. *It's not rocket science.
And if you were any kind of man, you'd be up there on your roof
with them - performing your own examination and being critical
of their work WHILE THEY'RE DOING IT. *Maybe even give them a
hand, moving bundles around, helping with the chalk lines.
I'm not following. Any decent contractor would want you to watch,
but help? I don't think so.
That's exactly what I did when I had my roof done about 6 years ago.
I was up there, practically like one of the crew. *About the only thing
I didn't do was any nailing.
I had about 8 sheets of decking replaced - mostly the sections that
formed the eaves. *When each sheet came off, I had my shop vac up there
and I vacuumed out the junk that was there (which included a few dried
up squirel carcasses).
With the decking sections removed, I took pictures from various angles
for documentation so I could refer to them later when I did any soffit
or attic work. *These pictures show how the varous trusses and joists
run, some vent lines and even some electrical wiring that would have
been a pain for me to trace from inside the attic when it was closed up.
I also re-arranged the insulation and the eave-baffles to insure good
air flow. *I added additional insulation where I found it was lacking.
I've also helped a few friends and family do their roofs over the
years. *It's got to be one of the simplest jobs that a homeowner can do
(from a "fussy" or meticulous point of view) while being some-what
physically demanding.
I think a lot of the folks on this group are getting on a bit.
A lot depends on the height of the building too.
I have built complete houses in the past but not sure I'd want to do
it now.
Some people are just hopeless with tools too.
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