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Old 02-14-2015, 10:15 AM
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We finally gave up on the clowns who did the leaky metal roof. Originally they were going to do the siding too, but after eleven months of trying to get them back to fix the roof leaks we gave up. A friend pointed me in the direction of a place about two hours south that builds complete pole barns but were willing to send a crew up to do the siding because they had a little time between jobs. They agreed to address the roof leaks, but not take responsibility for the roof. Fair enough. Turns out the crew was a handful of Mennonites that were hard working and honest. We really hit it off and since Sam and I were working on the roofing of the canopy the same time they were there they taught us quite a bit. Techniques mostly but the bottom line is, until you have done something for a living you just don't know the tricks of the trade.




Sam and I working on the roof. It kept sleeting so that was a little entertaining...








Just about every leak in the roof can be attributed to the first crew not sinking the screws. This is just an example, some were much worse than this. The siding guys took care of almost all the leaks, but the ones they missed we'll have sorted out in a week or so.
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The new shop build https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=42857
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