That tarp is a 20′ by 30′ light duty cheapo, so I need to finish up this project before winter. The roof is a gambrel style and while 3 of the sections are plywood, the one I need to work on is 1-by lumber. I’ve got to replace a few boards and then shingle the two sides of the roof on this side of the house. I thought about going topless, I mean roofless, but common sense prevailed. If I time this right, google earth might pick up the big blue dot from space. How cool is that? These redneck flags, eh tarps, seen in most everyone’s yard, are a worldwide status symbol of the poor and not-so poor – I’m mostly poor now or someone else would be doing this job.
Oh, while I’m at it here, that is some seriously neat staging I purchased from Black Bear Ladder here in Lisbon Maine. Makes the job safer and easier, but sure does cost a lot. Heck, now that I’ve got this far, I’m not sure if I can buy the shingles and stuff to actually roof this thing. If anybody knows of a company that makes one big shingle instead of putting hundreds up there, then let me know. I’m thinking it would be nice to have the architectural type design for that.
Just so you know, when I’m done, the house will look pretty much like it did before, but it will be a whole lot, well, … a whole lot doner. I can say things like that because I’ve been approved for AARP.