the continuing saga of Roof

[kellan_the_tabby]

Because of the rafters, I needed more than sixteen feet of roof. To be precise, as seen above, I needed sixteen feet & 20.5 inches of roof, so that’s what I cut.

That piece went on the back section of the roof, & the rest of that sheet of plywood went along the side, which is enough to cover nearly the entire roof.

There’s just a bit of a gap left in the middle. I’ve got enough thin plywood to cover that up, but that’s got to wait a while, because right now, that’s the only way I can safely get on & off the roof.

I had to go round to the other side & screw down the bottom edge of that board, as before. Tom helped.

Or maybe he just wanted a Love.

Of course nothing quite fits like it’s supposed to — that’s how the world works, & also, I can’t cut a straight line — so this needed to be trimmed down before I could fasten the roof at that corner.

That’s okay, to misquote Grimjack. I’ve got another saw.

Did I mention I can’t cut a straight line? Cos I can’t cut a straight line. This is lined up.

This is, also, why I’m glad I bought three rolls of Tyvek tape. I was gonna be taping all of the gaps between boards anyway.

The view from inside. Roof!

With bonus skylight!

Next up, I’ll be coming up with a way to fasten down the bit where the plywood overlaps, taping up the rest of the gaps, & covering the entire roof with housewrap. Then, napping.

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Comments

[siliconshaman]

If I may make a suggestion.. make yourself a couple of saw horses. The time spent on making the right tools for a job, is well worth the time you save trying to do it the hard way. You can make a cutting table by balancing a pallet or an old door or a couple of lengths of scrap timber across them, then put a sheet of ply on it to cut.

[kellan_the_tabby]

I made a couple saw horses using those cheap clamps, & well, they were cheap. I've dug up plans for a good set, I just gotta get the wood for em.

[siliconshaman]

Ah, I just sawed a pallet in half, and then bolted some legs made out of 2x2 to them, with a few 2x1 lengths cross wise and diagonal across the corners to brace them.

Once I'm done with them, I'll bolt them together and make a picnic table for the patio.