Roofing Setbacks

On Wednesday evening, Lisa made yet another trip to That Darn Roof, hoping to lay down one more long section of roofing fabric, tack it into place, and then set some lath under it to serve as a more permanent anchor.

( This Did Not Go Well )

( Second Time Lucky )

Due to the mishaps with tools, we did not accomplish as much on Wednesday as we had hoped to do. But we gone something done, so I guess we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves.

Warning: May Cause Dizziness

On Thursday morning, Lisa decided to do a "supply run" to the roof, planning to take several loads of material up top and storing it up there, but not actually working on the roof itself. I asked her to take the camera up with her to document what it looks like from up there, in light of all of the photos I've taken from ground level. Before heading up the ladder, she hung the camera around her neck and turned the video recorder on. It takes a little over two minutes to climb from ground level to the peak of the roof, and the video below gives you a bit of the feel for what it looks like to her as she does it.

Watch on YouTube

While up there, she also took some still photos.
( Up On the Roof )

If anyone wonders what Lisa does for a living, I want to point them at pictures like this and say, "This." Taking care of this property for her father is a more-than-full-time job.

Edit, 14:55: Corrected the description of the back side of the roof, which I'd incorrectly described as the far end of the north side.

Supply Runs

Although Lisa had intended to only carry supplies to the roof on Thursday morning, once she was up there, she decided to go ahead and try to nail down some lath under the far edge of the most-recently-applied piece of fabric. Before going up, she tied together a bundle of lath.

( Carry Spares )

( Salem Expeditionary Force )

At the end of a surprisingly long afternoon of shopping, we stopped for groceries at WinCo (not the same store as Wilco) because they are the only place around that has Teddy's Root Beer and the type of frozen shrimp we prefer, not to mention that she really likes the French bread from their bakery.

( Unexpected Freezer Defrosting )

More Paint

After dealing with the Freezer Emergency, it was too late (and we were too tired) to mount another Roof Expedition; however, we could get another chore done. We took the piece of plywood destined for the floor of the utility trailer that we'd painted yesterday, turned it around, and painted the other side. Later today, we'll probably go put it into the floor of the trailer. It doesn't matter if the paint job here isn't perfect, as the plywood is simply the first line of defense. If it starts to rot out, we just pull it out and install a new one.