NotNow wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:43:37 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


Converted to yankee dollahs...I'll be paying about what you did.
My main roof isn't big but it's a full two story with a 8" in 12"
slope. A bit much for anyone not comfortable with heights and fairly
steep roofs.
They did three small roofs ................one over the front doorway
& two captain windows also.

I did my ma's roof, which a 2-story and pitched real steep. Made a
"chicken ladder" to hook over the ridge. Roll roofing.
I was young and strong but it was a real PITA anyway.

The roof on 'moms addition' is only 7 years old, so I'll wait for a
year or two to do that....... at least until after I paint the back
next year.
I went with fibreglass 'architectural' shingles this time...instead
of the usual three tab, felt based standards.
Same here. Don't know about the fibreglass though, but they look
good. Oh, that included my detached garage, a 20"x22"
I really like those red 1/4 round tiles they use a lot of in Florida.
Wouldn't look good on my house though. Expensive too, I think.
If I knew I was going to be in a house for 100 years I'd go with
steel.
--Vic


You can get metal panels that have that look. And the fiberglass just
takes the place of felt, holds up a little better, but certainly won't
solve the gravel problem.

The dummy doesn't know **** about shingles. You can get laminated (aka
architectural) shingles in fiberglass or organic. In the northern
climates, organic used to be the preferred substrate due to its
resilience and thickness and probably still is.

"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:54:06 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I probably pull at least a pound of shingle gravel out of my gutters
every year when I clear leaves.

Same here.

I"ll tell you one thing - I did our roof ten years ago - 45 square on
a gambrel roof.

I will NEVER do that again.

35 years ago I did the roof on the house I owned then. A couple years ago,
paid $10k for a new roof. Too old to do the roofing.

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On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:55:47 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:54:06 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I probably pull at least a pound of shingle gravel out of my gutters
every year when I clear leaves.

Same here.

I"ll tell you one thing - I did our roof ten years ago - 45 square on
a gambrel roof.

I will NEVER do that again.

35 years ago I did the roof on the house I owned then. A couple years
ago,
paid $10k for a new roof. Too old to do the roofing.



I had a square and a half to put on a little porch I built and I
bought a gun.
It is not that bad with a gun.

My house is 2500 sq feet. Just humping all that paper and shingles is too
much anymore on the knees, etc. I redid a deck at mom's house this year
with the gun. but it was flat and only 160'sq.

On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:06:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Mine was pretty good. Excellent weatheer and I was really busy in the
shop, but still took time to watch the some of the shoe-throwing
contests in here.


Life is goooood!

?;^ )

Mine was great - riding from Port Jervis, NY to Woodstock, VT. Great
ride!
--

John H