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71340Duster said:
When do you think they'll be done? I was away a couple days, hope you got the way the work was being done sorted out.
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End of next week I think. The general contractor said 1 week but the factory rep said 2. It is slower to install than asphalt shingles and my house is tough to work on because of the pitch and the difficulties with all the dormers and valleys.
 
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toolmanmike said:
End of next week I think. The general contractor said 1 week but the factory rep said 2. It is slower to install than asphalt shingles and my house is tough to work on because of the pitch and the difficulties with all the dormers and valleys.
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Yeah but that's why it looks great and they're getting paid so... When our house was built the roofer gave me crap because of the pitch. I know I'll never go to the top unless I'm in a lift. You been on yours?
 
71340Duster said:
Yeah but that's why it looks great and they're getting paid so... When our house was built the roofer gave me crap because of the pitch. I know I'll never go to the top unless I'm in a lift. You been on yours?
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Nope. They use ropes and an occasional toe board. They say 12/12 or better. I just can't believe the 100 year engineering involved to purposely support 50,000# of clay tile. LOL
 
Yeah, that's quite a load! Ours is 12/12 and I thought the shop should match but builder told me it would look like a castle. I found a program and put that pitch on a 30x40 shop, yep, castle! So we went down a few degrees.
 
toolmanmike said:
Nope. They use ropes and an occasional toe board. They say 12/12 or better. I just can't believe the 100 year engineering involved to purposely support 50,000# of clay tile. LOL
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How many sq ft? What’s the lb per sq ft diff for the new stuff?
 
Moving my son in today, taking trailer to Redmond. He was approved for housing on campus, moves out Sep 20th. Will be good to see him, Becky is really happy of course (my wife). I'll give him the opportunity to make some cash, plenty to do around here.
 
zkx14 said:
How many sq ft? What’s the lb per sq ft diff for the new stuff?
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Damn, I can't remember how many square. A single panel only weighs a few pounds. According to their literature, clay tile is 700-1100#/square. Ours are the heaviest. The steel is only 98#/square.
 
ZMan67S said:
Going to go look for a new chainsaw. I had an old craftsman 16" blade for years. Years ago, I apparently loaded it out and it never came back. I'm not sure who got it. Anyway, I want a new one and looking at a Sthil 16 or 18" blade. I have a couple trees that need to come down this fall and lots of limbs lying around. I also have a 200 year old or older oak that looks close to falling. The last one that big that fell out back provided firewood for years.
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I used to have the same problem with tools. But I changed the way I do things Years Ago. Pissed off a lot of people, but I have a notebook, I would write down , what they borrow, and make em sign the page. When they return the tool, I break out the book and cross off the entry. I have not lost many tools since the inception of that program, and the funny thing is, not as many people want to borrow tools anymore....:thumbsup:
 
toolmanmike said:
Damn, I can't remember how many square. A single panel only weighs a few pounds. According to their literature, clay tile is 700-1100#/square. Ours are the heaviest. The steel is only 98#/square.
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That’s a lot of weight
 
toolmanmike said:
Damn, I can't remember how many square. A single panel only weighs a few pounds. According to their literature, clay tile is 700-1100#/square. Ours are the heaviest. The steel is only 98#/square.
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Let's see....50klbs/900per square=55sq
5500 at 12/12 would be about a 3500sq ft floor. About right?
800 lb per square weight savings is 8lb per square foot of roof, but over the horizontal thats more like 12 lb per sq foot.
 
ZMan67S said:
Going to go look for a new chainsaw. I had an old craftsman 16" blade for years. Years ago, I apparently loaded it out and it never came back. I'm not sure who got it. Anyway, I want a new one and looking at a Sthil 16 or 18" blade. I have a couple trees that need to come down this fall and lots of limbs lying around. I also have a 200 year old or older oak that looks close to falling. The last one that big that fell out back provided firewood for years.
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So I can keep your old chainsaw???
 
MOPARMITCH said:
I used to have the same problem with tools. But I changed the way I do things Years Ago. Pissed off a lot of people, but I have a notebook, I would write down , what they borrow, and make em sign the page. When they return the tool, I break out the book and cross off the entry. I have not lost many tools since the inception of that program, and the funny thing is, not as many people want to borrow tools anymore....:thumbsup:
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Sublime one said:
Ok that’s witty! LMAO
PS I am going to adopt Mitches logbook idea on tools!
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When I worked in the Sears garage, some of the mechanics had bumper stickers on their tool boxes that read:

"I make my living with Snap-On tools, please don't ask to borrow them"...
 
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