Weekend is over...what did you get done?

Roofing is fun and easy! Alright, I'm kidding on both of those.

What size roof? If I was going to redo my roof again it would probably take me about a week working alone or a few days with a hard working friend helping. I learned a lot the first time through. I used about 1.5 pallets of shingles, 3bd/sq and 36bd/pallet means about a 14-18 square roof I guess.
 
I will never do roofing. I'd rather pay someone. It's like changing my own oil.

We just pressure washed our house again. It's white again.
 
I swore I never would do a roof again, but that was right after I finished. The pain and frustration has worn off somewhat now :looney:
 
Well now that high school football is finally over for my son and his 13 year career of playing football has come to an end in the state semi=finals I can concentrate on fixing my jeeps!

Today I converted the 90 RENIX over to an "open" system. The closed system was working just fine until I punctured the radiator making another repair. Since I had to buy a radiator anyway I just picked up a rad from a 96 and all of the heater hoses/heater control valve from a 96.

Its all done and works great, Another good mod for future ease of repair!

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What material is your radiator made of? If it is copper or brass it can be repaired with regular plumbing solder, if it is aluminum you can fix it with a few bucks worth of alutite or durafix and keep it as a spare.
 
It's been painted several times. I can't believe the roof doesn't leak. Most of the sheets of tin look like bananas. It needs straight tin, bad. Tho, I don't know that straight tin would fit on the roof... You'd be amazed at what the roof is made of on this thing. I hesitate to even mess with it simply because the ENTIRE thing needs to be replaced. Trusses and all.

Standing in the attic you see the "Trusses" are unsupported 2x4s 36" on center and rough cut cedar slats spaced about 4" apart running down the "trusses" with the tin nailed straight to it. It's kinda scary, actually. But that's how they did it back in 1938.
 
sweeeeet.... if i were you, i'd buy a few sheets of plywood to start with, a cheap metal brake, some flatnose sheetmetal pliers, the corrugated metal(obviously), some silicone caulk and gun, and some nice thick leather gloves so you still have fingers when you're done. invite a couple of handy buddies over and offer beer and pizza! woot! depending on the size of the house, i'd say less than a couple grand and a dry weekend will double the value of your house!
 
if the "trusses" aren't rotten, i'd leave them, and just start making the shape of your new roof with fresh plywood, then put the tin on that with self tapping screws, and put a dab of silicone around each screw. make your seams where the corrugated metal is bent, and use those flat wide pliers dealies to overlap the edges so they fit well, and silicone there, too. i did a metal roof on a shed at my old place, and it was nicer than the actual "house" when we were done, lol.
 
Well after fixing my XJ's coil post-1000 mile drive from Alabama, I finally got the engine oil changed, front and rear diff fluids, plugs, wires, and a new CPS (just because)
 
Lowrange2 said:
It's been painted several times. I can't believe the roof doesn't leak. Most of the sheets of tin look like bananas. It needs straight tin, bad. Tho, I don't know that straight tin would fit on the roof... You'd be amazed at what the roof is made of on this thing. I hesitate to even mess with it simply because the ENTIRE thing needs to be replaced. Trusses and all.

Standing in the attic you see the "Trusses" are unsupported 2x4s 36" on center and rough cut cedar slats spaced about 4" apart running down the "trusses" with the tin nailed straight to it. It's kinda scary, actually. But that's how they did it back in 1938.
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wow, that's pretty horrible. What slope roof and what span? There's no way I'd use 2x4s for anything over about a six or eight foot span and even then, only for a steep pitched roof, and 16 or 24 inches on center.

My main roof is 2x6, 24"oc. Total run length of the rafters is around 16 foot per side, iirc. Bathroom roof is only about 8 foot span, 2x4 16"oc.

I was afraid the 2x6 24"oc was not strong enough to handle a good winter snow load but then I realized even with the old rotten timbers in place, it was holding up a 1-1.5" thick layer of rotten asphalt shingles just fine, so I stopped worrying about it. It's all repaired with new 2x6 where needed, 3/4" decking, and 30 year asphalt shingles now.
 
Are you ready for this?

20' span on about a ~40* angle. It would probably benfit from some supports up there. I can't believe that it doesn't leak.

There's no real 'eve' on the house. The tin just hangs over the side a little bit. I'll see if I can find a picture.

Here's what I want you to do:

Hold both your hands at 45 degree angles towards each other.

Touch your finger tips together.

Push together hard enough to bend your fingers back a bit.

That's what my roof looks like.

Edit: This is the best I could come up with from this weekend.

Not pictures of the roof but you can see the level of crap that they are in. You can't really see the huge bow in it but you get the point. And no poking fun of my house. Its free.
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No looking at my wife either.

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Here's more of the roof and less boobs.
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Nice boobs! You need to send her next time you need something picked up.... :cheers:
 
ok, I can see what you're getting at now. That's pretty bad though I have seen worse (and refused to buy it.)

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't distracted by the second pic.
 
Understandable.

So, I'm thinking the only thing that would be reasonable would be to take it ALL down and start over... I could have it all down in less than an hour or two. Putting it back up may be a little more time consuming by myself. Expecially with these crazy ass rain storms we've been having.
 
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