Been there and done that. Make him tarp it.


"Dan_Musicant" wrote in message
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My roof job was scheduled to start tomorrow - complete tearoff down to
the skip sheathing being the first order of business. The house is 2
story and about 30 x 40 feet.

I had to ask the roofer to delay the start due to a snafu in my funding
scenario, but now it's set for Friday, with a small possibility it won't
start until Tuesday November 1st. The roofer told me that a Friday start
will mean the attic will be open to the weather over the weekend. If the
forecast indicates rain he will obviously tarp. Should I insist on them
tarping in any case? Right now (It's Sunday) there's a forecast for a
"few showers" on Friday and "Partly Cloudy" on Saturday and Sunday, and
"Mostly Cloudy" on Monday the 31st (I'm in Berkeley, CA). How much
trouble is it for this roofer to tarp the house as a precaution?

Thanks for any information.

Dan

"Dan_Musicant" wrote in message
...

My roof job was scheduled to start tomorrow - complete tearoff down to
the skip sheathing being the first order of business. The house is 2
story and about 30 x 40 feet.

I had to ask the roofer to delay the start due to a snafu in my funding
scenario, but now it's set for Friday, with a small possibility it won't
start until Tuesday November 1st. The roofer told me that a Friday start
will mean the attic will be open to the weather over the weekend. If the
forecast indicates rain he will obviously tarp. Should I insist on them
tarping in any case? Right now (It's Sunday) there's a forecast for a

Before he removes anything, demand written
evidence of the insurance he carries against
rain damage to job sites.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

My roof job was scheduled to start tomorrow - complete tearoff down to
the skip sheathing being the first order of business. The house is 2
story and about 30 x 40 feet.

I had to ask the roofer to delay the start due to a snafu in my funding
scenario, but now it's set for Friday, with a small possibility it won't
start until Tuesday November 1st. The roofer told me that a Friday start
will mean the attic will be open to the weather over the weekend. If the
forecast indicates rain he will obviously tarp. Should I insist on them
tarping in any case? Right now (It's Sunday) there's a forecast for a
"few showers" on Friday and "Partly Cloudy" on Saturday and Sunday, and
"Mostly Cloudy" on Monday the 31st (I'm in Berkeley, CA). How much
trouble is it for this roofer to tarp the house as a precaution?

Thanks for any information.

Dan

In article , Dan_Musicant
wrote:

Right now (It's Sunday) there's a forecast for a
"few showers" on Friday and "Partly Cloudy" on Saturday and Sunday, and
"Mostly Cloudy" on Monday the 31st (I'm in Berkeley, CA). How much
trouble is it for this roofer to tarp the house as a precaution?

In my experience most weather services can't predict *yesterday* with
any accuracy. I'd have it tarped.

--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:38:52 GMT, Dan_Musicant wrote in alt.home.repair:

If the
forecast indicates rain he will obviously tarp. Should I insist on them
tarping in any case?

"Hello. Weather Bureau? Hey, I called to tell you that I've just
finished shoveling four inches of partly cloudy and cooler out of my
driveway. Thanks much."

--
Dick Yuknavech

Why put fault tolerance in the OS, when it's already built into the
User?