Starting at the Top and Making a Big Splash

When we bought the house in May we knew it needed a new roof and that was our biggest expense.  Gary thought about doing it himself but after a lot of thought, we figured it wasn't worth him falling off the roof and then who would finish this house????  There is also a lot of rain this time of year and that's not a good thing for a house with no roof.  We really didn't have enough buckets to catch all the water that would have come in the house if it took him a while to finish it. 

First day we owned house with old shingles.

The roofing company pulled all the old shingles off last Thursday and Friday and the whole thing was done yesterday, less than a week.  The crew starts pretty early in the morning before it gets too hot but at this time of year, that doesn't give you a lot of time.  Its pretty hot everyday by 10 am.  But I think these guys are used to it, they work fast, drink lots of water and not one fell off the roof.  One guy fell asleep up there and didn't even roll off.  Now that's a professional. 

Old shingles off.

New roof all done.

Old shingles on back of house.

Old shingles off.

New roof done 6-12-13.  Gary put forms up for sidewalk too.

 

 

Of course, we had to take a little time out to celebrate a very important birthday last Sunday and initiate our new pool.

 

We had a great day, the pool got a workout,  there was water everywhere, we swam, played games, ate and everyone even sang to me.  It was a great time to get older.  Makes me look forward to another one.  NOT.  Margaret

 





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