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gab13by13

(31,063 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2025, 01:12 PM Feb 2025

I Got A Shock This Morning

I live in central Pa. and this morning I went out to blow away some snow with my leaf blower, it was about 16 degrees.

I kept hearing this strange noise, putt putt. Finally I saw where it was coming from. 2 Amish guys were on top of my neighbor's 2 story house installing metal roofing. I yelled up to them, "please don't fall." I would think that metal roofing would be slippery and it was snowing a little bit. I didn't see any tie off ropes on them either.

I went out a couple hours later and they had almost the entire house roofed except one smaller lower section.

I mean, I don't know that much about metal roofing but no way would shingles adhere at 16 degrees. maybe the way the joints are overlapped the sealing isn't as critical on metal roofing?

I did a lot of tough, dangerous jobs in my youth, and I love heights, but I don't think I would have taken on that job.

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I Got A Shock This Morning (Original Post) gab13by13 Feb 2025 OP

Did it right out of the Navy. Loved it until one nice day I went out on a friends roof to look at some ... marble falls Feb 2025 #1

I hear ya gab13by13 Feb 2025 #2

marble falls

(70,473 posts)

1. Did it right out of the Navy. Loved it until one nice day I went out on a friends roof to look at some ...

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Fri Feb 21, 2025, 01:47 PM

Feb 2025

... flashing and did not think I could get back off by swinging around the dormer window and into the room.

I cherry picked a few ranches I could do in a day or two with a helper mainly to get the shingles up the ladder and clean up and be the stupid end of a tape measure and chalk line, a few a year for some years after that. But 15' ft off the ground, two straight runs of no more than 15 - 20 squares were my limit.

gab13by13

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2. I hear ya

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 21, 2025, 01:54 PM

Feb 2025

When I was young and looking to earn some money for college, my friend asked me if I wanted to do some carpentry work on a house in a resort area. I said sure.

I got to the house, it was a huge sucker. My carpentry job was carrying shingles on my shoulder up a double ladder. My carpenter boss suggested I split the bundles in half and I told him no way I am making extra trips up that ladder.

Towards the end of the day they let me hammer some shingles in to give me a break.

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