The Roof Saga, part 6

And the work continues...

This is where we left things on the 4th of July.
Dan got to work removing more roofing material and plywood.

He figured out that if he made small cuts on either side of the seams of the top layer of rolled roofing he could pull them up like a zipper. This made it much easier to pull up the top couple of layers of roofing material. Things were moving along fairly well... but every time we think that we have seen all there is to see in the realm of aberrant building practices...we find something else.

Pop Quiz: You've added a heavy swamp cooler to your roof but you didn't take the time to build a proper structure to support it. Then it comes time for you to add your 8th layer of roofing and you notice that the roof is beginning to sag. Realizing that you don't have a level surface to lay your new roofing on, what do you do?

Answer: You add some loose gravel of course!

Yep. Loose gravel. Another "there, I fixed it!" moment, to be sure.


Although we have seen many unique approaches and products used to fix things around here, have you noticed that one of the classics has been missing from the list? What is the go-to secret weapon of all self-respecting Red Green fans everywhere?

That's right, Duct tape!
How do you keep water from running down your vent pipes into your attic?

Why, a few wraps of duct tape and some good ol' Henry's roofing patch.

After several hours of scraping off old roofing, gravel and duct tape, Dan sat down under his shade and looked around...

WOW!!! It looks like a bomb went off!

It's always gonna look worse before it looks better. He kept at it for a little longer...

By the end of 7.5 hours of work it looked like this.
Progress is progress.

And if it isn't obvious by now...there will be more to come.