Back to It

Well it has been a while since The Fuzz and His Sweetie started this project.  But things come up.  And weather is a factor in these things as well.  Of course there has been some progress.  In fact the whole back side- which was the worst & leakiest, was finished before the holidays.  But now it was time to get back to work.

The back side had been done by overlapping shorter pieces.  But the remaining area could be done with single 12ft pieces.  This would certainly simplify things.  And the tin would still not be too long for the Increasingly Decrepit Fuzz to handle.
But there always seem to be surprises on these jobs.

The Fuzz intended the tin to overlap an older tin roof that was over the porch.  But with the change in the pitch of the roof, the new tin could not lay flat.  Forcing it down too far would buckle it, which was not part of the plan.

Our Resourceful Fuzz determined that by adding a second 1x3 layer, while there would still be a bit of bow, the tin could still be screwed down securely.  Fortunately there were enough strips on hand to accomplish this.

And so with a little help from His Sweetie, the first phase was completed, and they headed back to the woods.

Knowing that it could get complicated, The Fuzz was allowing the whole next day to do the work around the chimney pipe.  Rather than attempting to cut a perfect hole in a long piece of tin, and try to slip it down over the pipe, The Fuzz decided to piece this area.

First two pieces (since the pipe was located at a joint) were cut to fit around the bottom side.  Then, again after careful measurements, two more were cut to fit the top side, overlapping the lower two.  With His Sweetie's help these were positioned and screwed down securely.
The Fuzz regrets that there are no pix of this to post.  In the middle of these complicated things, the camera is sometimes forgotten!

And here is how things stand at the moment.
It may be wondered how a roofing project can be stretched out over so long a time period without disastrous results.  But it must be remembered that the original shingle roof (what was left of it) was left intact throughout this process.
The Fuzz and His Sweetie are hoping that one more day should finally finish this job up.