While removing the old roof we came upon a rat nest. The buggers had chewed through the wood in a corner of the overhang and gained access to the interior. They had a nice cozy apartment. We found evidence that they had chewed a tad on some electrical wiring, but hadn't gotten through the insulation yet. No wires exposed. We were lucky. In the future we need to be more diligent about rats.
Just as we patted ourselves on the back on a job well done, David asked for the end closure strips to finish off the job. Oops. No strips. I forgot to order them. Guess who had to take a day and run over to Hilo to buy 113 closure strips. A costly mistake. Well at least I'll never make that mistake again, since this will be the last roof I need to put on this house.
So I've been asked about the old roof panels. What do I plan to do with them? A few people have been hoping that they are up for adoption. Not really, I reply. I plan to use them. I did breakdown and give several sheets to a person who was in real need of some roofing. But the rest will be put toward roofing the cat shelters hubby plans to build. By using the old roofing, we will be saving ourselves a considerable sum.
Looking good. I like the color you chose.
ReplyDeleteThanks. For the house, both of us like forest colors -- shades of green, browns, grey. So the green is in keeping with that. And in this day & age of satellite imagery, the green roof is less apt to show up on the Google. Somehow that seems appealing to us old foggies who were raised with the idea of privacy.
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