Fixed A Roof

rusty6

Well-known Member
Finally took the time to fix the leaky roof on one of my "Junk sheds". It had been leaking every time it rained and I had acquired enough odd bits of metal
sheeting to cover it so yesterday was the day. I guess my grandfather and great uncles put those cedar shingles on over a century ago. That unique old tarpaper
smell when I lifted the old shingles. That patchwork quilt of colours will look interesting in the next drone photos of the yard. My back feels it a bit today but
surprisingly not as bad as I expected.


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Shingles To Metal
 
Looks like you are going to have a corner on the market for "carp cooking planks". My grandfather's recipe for cooking a carp was to take an old moss covered cedar shingle, place a dressed carp on the moss covered side, put it in an oven under low heat for 2 hours, take it out of the oven, throw the carp away and eat the shingle while hot. I never tried it, but he claimed it was the best way to cook a carp.
 
Good job!

I skinned my back yard shed a couple years ago, about that same size.

I bought all new metal, that stuff gets expensive!

It has a hip roof, so a little more calculating and cutting. Don't want to waste an inch of material!

I was able to reach everything without getting on the slick metal. There was sure no standing on it!

Someone on here suggested using a foam rubber cushion to lay or stand on if needed.
 
Looks good but you need to know there is only one guarantee with metal roofs. They all leak.
 
I just want to "jump in" that video and help!

You mention "dinner time" and "supper time". That's a real farmer that says that! We always referred to those phrases on the farm in North Dakota too, for the midday and evening meals.

The roof turned out very nice. Hope there are no leaks. Don't envy you on the cleanup though. Do you have a good magnet to pick up nails and screws?


I don't know the original purpose for the "shingle remover". You asked if we knew.
 
The old timers would save the best of those shingles for starters for the next project. As it is I was thinking that I would throw them in the wood shed and sort out a few during the winter and have another bundle of shim shingles for whatever need arises. Nice work on the whole shed.
 
(quoted from post at 10:24:52 07/07/20) The old timers would save the best of those shingles for starters for the next project. As it is I was thinking that I would throw them in the wood shed and sort out a few during the winter and have another bundle of shim shingles for whatever need arises. Nice work on the whole shed.
The parts of the old shingles not exposed to the weather still looked good but any exposed surfaces were covered in moss and thin from a century of rain wear and tear. If I was still burning wood in the house I might save some for kindling but probably not. Ron, I doubt anybody will know the original purpose of that "shingle scraper" I was using. I'll wait a while before giving the answer.
 

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