You know
what I shouldn't do on a Sunday before blogging? Roofing. Now there is a tiring
job.
One thing
that always happens when renovating is the discovery of more tasks that need to
be done. Roofing is one of the ones that holds up the rest of the work because
there’s no point in repairing water damage if more water is going to be getting
in.
Having
never roofed before, this was a new experience for me. I've been on roofs
before and, luckily, I'm pretty good with heights – as long as I feel I have
solid footing or I have something to hold on to. Working on a roof is just a bit more challenging because you need
to be doing things with your hands while keeping yourself stable.
My
father-in-law, being the one with experience, did most of the work, of course.
I was mostly holding shingles, keeping things stable and scampering up to and
down from the roof (down is always harder than up, what’s with that?). I also
now have a far better understanding of how shingles work, as well as far more
respect for roofers. Seriously, have you seen the way they toss around bundles
of shingles? I can barely drag one along the ground.
Well, there’s
more roofing to be done tomorrow (today, for those of you reading this), so I’d
better head off. Who knows what heights I’ll have climbed to by next week?
If there's any subject you'd like to see me ramble on about, feel free to leave a comment asking me to do so.
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