Thursday, May 24, 2012

Roofing Begins


We decided to put in underground power to the house and so had to dig a ditch for the line.

The below photo shows a couple of new evergreen trees we bought and planted along the road side to the east.  

The roofers started today, only a brief shower and then sunshine.  Here they have torn off the old shingles and are laying the new black asphalt shingles.

Not quite sure if that safety harness rope  would do much good it this fellow slipped!  Looks a bit slack to me.  I did hear them grumbling about the hassel of that rope getting in the way all the time. 

It is a tall house with a 12/12 roof.  For every 12 inches horizontal there is 12 inches verticle. Pretty steep!  I think I'd keep my harness rope taut.
 
 
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  1. It’s a good thing the roofers weren’t faced with a downpour! Their job is quite hard and their harness looks a little wobbly. I hope the project was finished with no injuries. :) Anyway, your roof looks pretty steep, but I like the symmetry of the length and width. I hope you have an attic room. Your roof seems ideal for one. ^.^

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