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More shingling and more great progress. I managed to complete the whole of the left-hand side of the roof, except for the ridge shingles which go on top. I must remember to do them before I move the scaffolding to the other side of the shed, otherwise there will be no way to get up there. One important thing to tell you: Gisburne's Patented Super-reach Nailer Tool has another use! It can now be used to lift the end of the chalk line, and hook it over the nail (see yesterday) so that I don't have to use the roof ladder. Top tackle, my stick - I'm glad I saved it! There's not a lot more I can say, other than that I'm very pleased with the results, and it's not complicated, just a lot of work!
All that remains is to cut a long shingle into 4 pieces and use these as ridge tiles, which bend over the roof ridge and over the exposed tops of the ordinary shingles. But the sun was going down (hence the hazy pictures) and I'd decided to do that another day anyway. I can only do one part of that job - the left side which you can see here - because of course the ridge down the middle of the shed has no shingles on the other side yet. At the left, the ridge shingles will overlap onto the back roof, which is covered in grey roof felt, but that won't matter as it will never be seen, and in any case I'd be willing to bet that it will look okay with a row of tiles/shingles along the top of the felt.
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