I put regular shingles on the lawnmower house we, Sue and I, built several years ago. She is afraid of heights so I did the roof without any help except for cutting the last shingle in the row, which she did on the ground. I cut a length of wood from a scrap piece of siding and used it to measure the position of each end of each shingle. The rows are perfectly straight and each shingle is straight. Just be sure not to lose the stick part way through the job.
Just in case that wasn't completely clear, the stick measured the distance from the top of the previous row to the top of the shingle being installed. You would expect cumulative error in something like that but if the error on each shingle is random the row will remain straight. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Supernaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:19 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Metal roofing verses shingles > Hi, > > It's come to that time when we need to cover our roof with another layer > of > something. I'm leaning toward metal roofing rather than another layer of > asphalt shingles (we only have one layer so do not need to remove it > before > adding another). Even though metal roofing is far more expensive I'm > thinking we can make up most, if not all, of the difference by doing it > ourselves instead of hiring it done. I would like to ask some questions > before going much further. > > First, I don't see how a person with basically no vision can be accurate > enough to get the shingles on evenly. When I am dealing with woodworking > I > can live with imperfections. After all, I can try again or live with it. > However, the roof is very public and will be looked at by any future > buyers > when it comes time to sell. One thing I don't want is a roofing job that > is > "really good for a blind person." Have any of you done a professional > grade > job with shingles? If so, how did you do it? > > One of the attractions of metal roofing is the variety of colors. Are > there > colors that tend to fade over time and so should be avoided? It seems I > remember red used to be a problem color for cars. > > Any thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. > > Ralph > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/785 - Release Date: 5/2/2007 > 2:16 PM > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
