As you can see, the roof looked pretty awful when I bought the house. I like the way it wraps around though... kind of like an English cottage. Makes for tricky roofing though.
And the siding. Oy. We won't even talk
about the siding.
I've torn off this roof (and the TWO layers under it), replaced dead
boards and re-roofed the whole thing. It looks a lot better now. Really.
You'd think a pro did it.
We started in late July '97. I estimated 3-4 days for the entire project. I prefer to think of this as "optimism" rather than "ridiculous." It took 21, working every night after work. It was so hot that my hands cramped after driving each nail. It was very very bad.
And of course, the garage needed a lot of work too... so... off with it's roof, on with new plywood deck and shingles!
Isa takes a break while KC and Michelle discuss how they can
keep from
ever getting involved in a project like this again.
Hot Tiring Work
Two tools worth renting: a shingle stripping shovel,
and an air nailer.
The shingles flew on with Susan's help. We spent an
entire September day in the rain putting them on. Afterwards we went to a great
restaurant and were wined and dined like royalty.
Of course, spending so much time near the garage, I couldn't stand to leave its 3 layers of badly alligatored and falling off paint.... so, off it came as well.
Rent a siding sander.
Underneath I found cedar siding, which explained why the siding was still in one piece. Unfortunately, to make it go with the house and the neighborhood in general, I couldn't just leave it natural. It too was painted on what I thought was the last 60 degree day we'd have in September '98. I didn't count on 60 degree days in late November and December!!