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It's really getting covered up now - not long until the whole roof is weatherproof, well at least with underlay - we don't mention the fact that on top of that will be about a billion asphalt shingles! I managed to finish off the back section on 19 August (Thursday) and not a moment too soon - a huge day of rain on the 20th gave it a really good test for water-tightness, which the back section passed and the front section failed of course! On the 21st (Saturday) it turned out to be the sunniest day for ages, and unfortunately I was out until 3:30pm so missed most of the day! That didn't stop me, however because as soon as I came back I was out there painting the primer on, then madly planning the pieces I needed to cut to cover the rest of the roof. The cutting plan was a bit more complicated because I was trying to use the rolls I had left without wasting anything, so the first and third pieces came from a new roll (leaving 20cm spare) and the second piece was actually the left-over bit from the top piece of the back section! Eh?! I got the two pieces I'd planned on without too much trouble, although cutting the second piece was a bit frantic because it was getting dark and as the shed is now covered it was hard to see while I was in there! I eventually finished and came in at 8:50pm, and checking with the weather web site the sun had set at 8:30pm so I'd done half an hour after sunset! I only came in because I was banging in clout nails to trim the edge, and couldn't tell where the edge of the black underlay was against the black-painted wood. Hammer + nails + darkness = time to go in! Next job: the ridge of the roof needs trimming off with a saw where the two sides meet, and for that I need to be up there on the scaffolding, so that has to move. Should be fun!
Back in black!Remember that little piece of felt I needed to trim off by going up with the roof ladder at the front of the shed (no scaffolding)?However confident I've become using the roof ladder over the last few weeks, it's all been with scaffolding below me in case I fell off. As I haven't even hinted at falling off, it's easy to assume that I could do it with or without scaffolding... in theory! To say I was 'a bit scared' with the end of the roof ladder dangling in space over the edge of the roof is like saying the QE2 is 'a bit of a big boat'! The up and the down were okay, it was the getting on and off the ladder I didn't like, although even that was relatively straightforward when I think about it. I think I just don't work very well without a safety net!! Needless to say, I won't be doing that again in a hurry - when I add the shingles there will be scaffolding at the front of the shed. The bike clips and brown trousers were very useful...
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