Red Mosquito

Ello Sailor wrote:I've never re-roofed using asphalt shingles. Sounds absolutely horrible. I would consult YouTube and/or Reddit.

The Argonaut wrote:I'm re-roofing my parents' shed next week and would be happy for any tips or insights from any experts here. It's a small enough project, I measured each half of the roof at about 21ft x 7 ft.

I'm going to need to rip up the decaying asphalt shingles that are up there now and a couple pieces of the plywood decking that got wet and are rotting a bit. Replace those couple pieces of plywood, and check the rafters to see if those are still OK. Then lay down the felt underlayment, then put down the new shingles. And replace the metal strips on the rakes and eaves as I go along.

So far I've cut away the leaves and branches that had grown up onto and around the roof (hence the poor condition), and I'm trying to put together a shopping list on the Home Depot website.

Any tips or preferred tools would be welcome. I am a dummy at this sort of thing

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

spike wrote:It’s super constructive when, after a known special assessment is announced, someone has to challenge it. I’m not thrilled about having to pony up thousands of dollars either, but it’s the reality of the situation and not something any of us looks forward to.

hire argo

The Argonaut wrote:that shed was mouse city earlier this summer. we cleaned it out and now no mice (i think). deliver the dead rats to the doorsteps of anyone who complains. then they will understand your hard work

spike wrote:It’s super constructive when, after a known special assessment is announced, someone has to challenge it. I’m not thrilled about having to pony up thousands of dollars either, but it’s the reality of the situation and not something any of us looks forward to. Maybe come to a meeting once in awhile.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

spike wrote:It’s super constructive when, after a known special assessment is announced, someone has to challenge it. I’m not thrilled about having to pony up thousands of dollars either, but it’s the reality of the situation and not something any of us looks forward to. Maybe come to a meeting once in awhile.

how in the world are they challenging it? put it to an owner vote (i'm assuming your declaration doesn't say it's a board vote if it's in excess of 125% of monthly CAM).

The Argonaut wrote:hello all, shed update. I was hoping day one would include stripping the old shingles off the roof, taking out the rotten plywood, buying new plywood and installing it, and laying out the felt protective layer. But I was only able to strip the shingles and cut out the bad sections of plywood. It was a hard job. The shed currently has a skylight, but no rain is expected for days so it should be OK.

If tomorrow I'm able to install the new plywood sections, lay down the felt, and put in the shingle starters and the first few shingles, it will be a good day.

spike wrote:We aren’t required to do an owner vote on needed maintenance stuff.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

spike wrote:We aren’t required to do an owner vote on needed maintenance stuff.

but aren't you required to do a vote on special assessments?

tommy wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:hello all, shed update. I was hoping day one would include stripping the old shingles off the roof, taking out the rotten plywood, buying new plywood and installing it, and laying out the felt protective layer. But I was only able to strip the shingles and cut out the bad sections of plywood. It was a hard job. The shed currently has a skylight, but no rain is expected for days so it should be OK.

If tomorrow I'm able to install the new plywood sections, lay down the felt, and put in the shingle starters and the first few shingles, it will be a good day.

Godspeed

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.