Columbo
Senior Member
Well, time for an update! I have all the roof sheathing on and the house is fully seam taped. I ran out of time to tape the garage before it got dark today. I still need to spread out the trusses in the single story mudroom connector between the house and garage. I’ve been holding off until on doing this since it will block my access to the garage gable for trim, etc.
Next up is the roofing. The best way we have found for a single person to put up asphalt shingles is with a boom man lift. It’s safe and relatively efficient, no carrying shingles up onto the roof either. Problem is, I’m told there is a boom lift shortage… One United Rentals office refused to even quote me a rental once they heard that I don’t have an existing commercial account. I’ve been on a waiting list through another United office for 3 weeks. Fortunately a local independent rental yard has a lift available at the end of the month, so that’s when I’ll start the roof. Until then it will be exterior roof trim and finishing up some of the drainage that I haven’t gotten to.
Next up is the roofing. The best way we have found for a single person to put up asphalt shingles is with a boom man lift. It’s safe and relatively efficient, no carrying shingles up onto the roof either. Problem is, I’m told there is a boom lift shortage… One United Rentals office refused to even quote me a rental once they heard that I don’t have an existing commercial account. I’ve been on a waiting list through another United office for 3 weeks. Fortunately a local independent rental yard has a lift available at the end of the month, so that’s when I’ll start the roof. Until then it will be exterior roof trim and finishing up some of the drainage that I haven’t gotten to.