Sunday and I forgot that the clocks went back, so I was up at 7.30am ready for action! After the success of the patented nailer thingy, Nick's 'Super-Sock Roof-Rub-Preventer' is now in the spotlight. Two wooly socks on the end of the roof ladder's hooks make sure that the shingles on the other side are protected! Today's pace was a lot slower than yesterday's. As well as using the socks to protect the far side of the roof, I had a tarpaulin under the ladder itself to stop any mud going onto the shingles I'd just put down - it's like a swamp in my garden at the moment, so this was 100% essential. So each time I fitted a shingle I had to move the ladder, move the tarpaulin, put the ladder on top of the tarpaulin, and so on. At least the weather was sunny. I needed 2 good weather days to do this job and I was lucky enough to get them.
I would have had time to finish the whole thing, ridge shingles and all, but I was one pack short of shingles so decided to break off to get them. Although I was quick, by the time I'd come back I'd lost some momentum and decided I'd had enough! Oh well, it will be a full day's work to attach the shingles to the ridge AND dismantle the scaffolding, so that's my target for tomorrow.
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