{"id":6906,"date":"2022-11-12T23:28:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T23:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6906"},"modified":"2022-12-31T01:42:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T01:42:20","slug":"home-diy-shed-roof-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6906","title":{"rendered":"HOME\/DiY: Shed Roof\u2026 Finally!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Working up on the roof.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Earlier today I finally got around to starting the roof on shed #4. We bought the OSB3 boards some few weeks back. But since then there simply hasn\u2019t been either the time, manpower, or appropriate weather conditions (too wet, and\/or dark!), to \u2018get it up\u2019 (chortle!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps unsurprisingly the shed itself has proven to be a little out of square. Meaning that the roofing panels don\u2019t line up as precisely as one would\u2019ve liked. But, hey-ho, \u2018tis wadi \u2018tis! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking towards the rear of the shed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d gotten three panels in place when Chris, our fairly new neighbour – they moved in about a year ago – offered to help. I said \u2018nah, I\u2019m alright, ta\u2019, as the real work had been moving the boards, and Teresa had already helped me do that, earlier in the day. I got some excellent Roughneck branded board carriers, which really helped when it came to moving the boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris then suggested a trip to\u2019t local Wetherspoons pub. And I jumped at the opportunity. Poss\u2019 my first social \u2018drink with a mate\u2019 scenario in three or more years! And that, as much as the roofing work, is what prompts this post. Here I am, back home, pissed. Bit of a hangover. Teresa a little miffed at my going out like (and for as long as) I did, etc. I certainly had too much<\/em> to drink. Three pints and a double rum\u2019n\u2019coke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking towards the front.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I do<\/em> worry, on this head, as my dad, and his dad afore him, are\/were alky-horlicks. And I don\u2019t want to be one\u2026 no sir-ee, nor me neither! But, time and again, I drink too much. Fool that I am! It\u2019s fun at the time. But what I really<\/em> dislike is the aftermath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloated, gassy, with a headache. All things I\u2019m prone too anyway. And \u2018Al Cahole\u2019, famous Chicago prohibition-breaker, just exacerbates these conditions. Oh, and it also makes me more likely to do other dumb-ass shit like smoking. Or just gabbing a little too freely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Garden looking pretty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Anyhoo\u2026 back to\u2019t shed. Teresa took some pics, whilst I toddled off to\u2019t pub. The garden is looking rather autumnal. Which is geet luverly! I got three of four panels up today. The fourth got a bit butchered, annoyingly, thanks to my cheap\/shite Titan router not working as effectively or reliably as it oughta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So tomorrow, Sunday, I need to sort out the last panel – trim off the buggered edges – and get that up and fixed in place. Once all the panels are in situ, and screwed down, I\u2019ll need to put further weather-proofing stuff on. I have an amount of roofing felt already. But not, I reckon, sufficient for the job. We shall see, I suppose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right, off to\u2019t khazi for a beery wazz\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working on the final roof board.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This last pic, above, is a bit out of sequence. But it at least captures the work in progress. I tried to route overlapping profiles, so as to more securely interlock the boards. But my cheap Titan router is, frankly, shite. And not up to the job, sadly. So I had to abandon that idea. The above pic is me preparing to cut off the botched (and incomplete) routed profile edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see the latter, Along the right edge of the board. The brown shiplap slat is screwed to the board to act as a guide\/fence. I had to nip out and buy a new circular saw blade. I wound up getting a cheap set of three from the local ToolStation. Prob\u2019 not good quality. But they allowed me to make the necessary cuts. Whereas the previous dull blade was simply binding mid-cut. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier today I finally got around to starting the roof on shed #4. We bought the OSB3 boards some few weeks back. But since then there simply hasn\u2019t been either the time, manpower, or appropriate weather conditions (too wet, and\/or dark!), to \u2018get it up\u2019 (chortle!). Perhaps unsurprisingly the shed itself has proven to be … <\/p>\n

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