skreetch
tap tap
bam bam bam
shfff shfff
separate shingles
start a nail
put in 4 nails per shingle
shuffle up and to the right
repeat a few hundred times
My week was spent on the roof of a new house being constructed by Habitat for Humanity. We began with 8 Eighth Streeters on Monday. By Friday it was down to Kevin Jaberg, Jonathan, and myself.
We started the week warmly with t-shirts and some bare skin.
By Thursday and Friday the wind and cold had us wearing a lot more layers. Not cold by Goshen standards but very cold for a roof in Mississippi.
4 strong days on a roof is a bit much even with the help from the Navy crew that joined us. Unfortunately we had some extra work to do adding some bracing, building an extra truss and installing a bathroom vent. Ask Pete, Kevin or Jonathan about those projects.
The asphalt scrapes on my fingers will heal, my calf muscles will return to normal but I will remember the experience putting shingles on a house. Thanks for the memories!
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