Where the 3 ridges meet there is potentially a problem because there are shingles coming from 3 different directions. To finish them off I just improvised, using small rectangular pieces I'd cut off when creating the starter course for the bottom of the roof. The final shingles have exposed nails, so to hide the nails I put a blob of black mastic onto the nail, and sprinkled the 'granules' from other shingles - there are plenty of these from cutting the shingles, and they hide the nails very well.
Just at the last minute something had to go wrong didn't it? I had the tube of mastic resting on the roof while I finished hiding the nails, and the pressure I'd used to force a bit out of the end of the tube was still pushing more mastic out, and left a huge blob of mastic on my newly-laid ridge shingle! So I had to do the same thing with the granules as I did in the centre. I can see it from the house because I know it's there, but it's not as bad as it sounds... it'll do!
The scaffolding took a while to come down because my drill/driver's battery needed charging, so a quick refill with cheese and tomato butties was called for while waiting for it to re-charge. Now it's done I'm almost sorry to see the scaffolding go... NOT!
The roof is done, and what else is there to say? How about: what a great-looking roof! I'm really pleased it's turned out so well. That may well be all I do this year, now that the clocks have gone back and the weather is cold and wet. I'm not sure I want to put the shiplap on in the cold - such long lengths will probably expand a lot and I'd rather wait until springtime. I'm stuck with a strand-board covered shed for several months, but inside it's dry and warm(ish) so I can now build some more trellis panels (you can see the recently-created ones in these pictures) and keep the dogs in the garden where I can see them.
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