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!

One of the sides nearly done - taken next day because it was too dark by the time I'd finished! I got a bit stuck up the ladder with the second piece because I was too far to the left when I started rolling it out, so it was tricky to push it to the right and unroll it. I would push the roll and it would come back towards me, threatening to pull itself right off under its own weight. So I had to get the sweeping brush under it, which was almost not long enough - I need 3 or 4 goes before final the end bit whipped over and it all lay flat - relief! I try to press as much of it down as I can with my hands, just to make sure it's stuck, but where I can't reach I use the sweeping brush to press down on it. Sometimes too hard - the handle of one brush has already snapped in two so I'm left with a squeegee mop thing which isn't quite the same! Time for a new one!

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