In article . com, "Ron M." wrote:

I can replace this roof myself - I've done this before - but one
question. Is there some method or device I can use to get those
packages of shingles up onto the roof? These things are HEAVY. I picked
up one at Home Depot, and one package must weigh 80+ pounds. I can't
imagine hauling a roof-full of them up a ladder, one at a time.

That's how I did it when I re-roofed my house.

A few years later my barn needed re-roofed. Much steeper roof, so I hired
pros. That's how they did it, too.

Pick it up, put it on your shoulder, climb the ladder one-handed. Not that
tough. For 200# shingles, one bundle weighs 67 pounds.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
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