Remember the Ivory Soap claim- "99 and 44/100 percent pure?" That may be good enough for soap, but it's not quite enough for a roof job. The ridgeline is finished, but I'll need to do a little more caulking in a couple of days.
![new roof ridgeline](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk3kQdaKGZ3nay324mJ5SkIQD0OylZp4O9iWVhHK3k9-hq9_kXoJZ_zBf692uGdAhxkLKbNdvH3ZprdkIeaqWzdoc5gEjJrBHV0xFKnPZwnPdcfQ-26VdGF2KO-o6vDNHTFpowvYxWe8/s1600/newroof31-ridge.jpg)
Here's the face I just finished. That is 100% done.
![new roof](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35rQ1MTt4tO0a_OHfIR7g5W73IoYbWefhRTdUiQXbeqPCLJykUvzkFt4mxq4KnsSjdiqdHV87VDZb7K3r-ckIrlsarS-A6Gy7IGvuvleK8C4_sm1zGJwOsqhcevDyQ9dHs0i5DZy85ow/s1600/newroof32-frontface.jpg)
There is still a little bit of cleanup to do, but Om has been helping with that. A wheelbarrow that is not falling apart makes it a lot easier too.
![roofing mess](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzr_32X6sLCl7u2h1eA9NJTCI23ym1sAY7DwwRl7jeb3fvlXQUb0NOWIjrfXYdNvg1Keua-L1FjlakVQO_eQt4TEK-6vtJQEBMclWuhnVSumSZjLGPNXGGSpm0vj51SJwoDtDOfBx97hM/s1600/newroof33-cleanup.jpg)
And the gutters have to be cleaned out. But not today. Today was hot. The first really hot day this year. Heat and I are not friends. I managed to finish the ridgeline, and then I ran a couple of errands that couldn't be done on the holiday yesterday, but that's about it, except for sitting and sweating. My body needs to adjust a bit.
The sky was great! For a while it looked like a storm was brewing to the east, but then the gray all cleared out and turned into these impressive cumulonimbus clouds.
![sky](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_hRmDNddHFNSw-rU-8A1JxtksZmzfJs1chwdSQLU8rkqS-Dw6GZjTu6FWkpeGA0fwCuQZhrYL_OWg_6jQhipdWBhxFQKGzuC4N_KPnm9n6nHnaSLVrHqLS7RC14Qrg0Nmr3flUql6-E/s1600/sky05-26-20.jpg)
I've really enjoyed being on top of the world as the surroundings green up and everything looks so fresh.
So, I need to take this job to 100%, or it won't pass the test. But I think there's actually 100% chance it will happen. Of course, then I still have to do that final face. Maybe this fall. That sure won't wait another 6 years. Those shingles are getting bad.
Fun fact: That one remaining face on this house is the only roof on our property that I did not do. Including the barn. Although, three of us worked together on that. A long time ago. Now, the whole barn is in danger of falling, but we can't afford to do a darn thing about it.
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2 comments:
You did an excellent job on that. It looks great.
Lulu: "Our Dada says, 'So pure it floats!'"
Charlee: "Is he talking about the soap, or the roof?"
Lulu: "The soap, I think."
Chaplin: "I bet that was just because the soap was full of air bubbles, not because it was pure."
Charlee: "You're such a cynic."
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