Episode #839
March 1, 2025
I bet you could shingle a roof if you set your mind to it.
I am fairly certain that I will not.
First of all, I have never been on the roof of most of my houses. I did walk out on the roof of the one in Trabuco Canyon. I tied a rope to my bed and around my waist, then climbed out the window onto a fairly flat part of my roof. There was a small patch of wall that I had to paint. When it was done, I carefully climbed back into the house. It was terrifying.
There are some among you who will scoff at the skydiver who is afraid of heights. I am here to tell you that the roof of a house is far to close to the ground. A parachute or all the bravery I can muster will not save me from a fall off my roof.
The house I live in now has a 13/12 pitch roof. That translates to a 48° angle. I will never go on this roof. Luckily, my handyman has thrown a rope over the house and used it as a safety while replacing the occasional shingle which gets blown off in the wind.
This is why I did not know how to tile a roof. Because I have never been brave enough to repair one.
The roof on the dog house which covers my generator weathered into disrepair. I decided to make a replacement roof. My research was done on the Internet with my feet firmly on the ground.
I used spare composition shingles I have in my garage.
I started by framing a piece of plywood. Then I consulted YouTube.
- Cover the plywood with self-adhered underlayment.
- Glue down unslotted starter shingles at the bottom drip edge (These I cut from full shingles).
- Starting at the bottom, glue the shingles over the starters, offsetting each row by 6”.
- Finish the top edge with starter shingles cut to size.
- Caulk the edges with shingle glue.
Not difficult. Especially easy since I did all this on sawhorses in my shop, feet on the ground.
There really isn’t anything too difficult with the right research, training and a little bit of mitigated bravery.
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looks great!