Re-doing Another Work Table

Shingles All The Way UP!

 

HA!

 

The part of the roof that was prepped for shingles now HAS shingles!  I also trimmed off a bunch of branches from up there while I was in the mood for rooftops.  The 2x4 are my 'ladder' to the top, where I still have work to do on the ridge - and I have to finish the front ridge (trim the shingles and cut my old three-tab shingles to cap that ridge). 

 

I'm hoping to be able to use the old metal ridge-cap for the top - I like the look of it, and the balls at the ends ... if I can find enough that's still in good enough shape I want to use it.  There's still one section that's in really good shape on the remaining dormer, and I have more lying about somewhere. 

 

No, these shingles don't match the other half of the house, but so be it.  They're what's available so they're what I used.  They're darker, which might be an asset as the winter sun is to the south and black holds sun-heat.  At any rate, they're where they're supposed to be now! 

 

AND I have rain gutters to clean out. 

 

But not tonight. 

 

Tonight I write and sketch.  

Close, SO Close, To The Top Of The Roof

I hate to come down, because I'm so very close to getting that part DONE! 

On the other hand, when I start yawning, getting clumsy, and talking out loud to my tree, I figure maybe it's time to get off the roof for the day. 

Not to mention the raindrops. 

See, this is how come I'm not dead yet.  I'm so careful it's borderline chicken.  Since I ain't got nobody to catch me if I fall, careful is good.

No More Excuses! The Shingles Are WAITING!!

 

 

 

Thanks to my sister, brother-in-law, and neighbors, the shingles are right up there where I need them to be!  Tomorrow, the sound of hammering!