Give a cob house a good pair of boots and a good hat and she’ll last forever.
– Old English saying
O frabjuous day! It’s been a long time coming but the shed now has permanent rain protection. Hurrah!
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| First task of the day was trimming off the decking extending out past the flying rafters and fascia boards. I started off with the My-T-Fine cutter from below. It was little awkward and slow going so I switched over to a circular saw. |
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| With the excess decking removed, I was able to install 1×2 drip edge all the way around. |
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| After 2 months of sun we got a deluge this past week. My parents got 3″ at their house. Unfortunately, the gaps in the decking served to channel the water and really chew up a few portions of the wall. |
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| After lunch we picked up the sheet metal roof panels. |
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| Installing the felt paper. |
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| The nail gun makes quick work. |
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| Felt paper down. |
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| Getting ready to bend some flashing into shape. |
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| Installing flashing |
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| Laying out the first panel. Across the front of the building I put on a temporary 2×6 “bumper” board to keep the panels from sliding off while we were trying to install them. |
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| Laying in the rest of the panels. We laid them all in first and shifted them around to even up the overhang on either side. |
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| Elder abuse! Elder abuse! At this point my Dad had trying to go back inside the house for the past three hours. Thanks for the help! |
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| A romantic Friday evening roofing. Jean showed up after work to help secure the roof panels. |
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| The panels are highly reflective so it’s best to work on them in the early morning late afternoon/early evening. That’s what I told Jean at least. |
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| We still need to put screws in the middle of the panels but we put enough in to hold it down for now. |
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