Meteorology: The Study of Things That Fall From the Sky
The Weather Channel did not predict *this*:
Three days ago, they were predicting five days of sunny and warm. Yesterday or Saturday, that changed to rain, snow, and sleet, driven by 20 MPH winds, gusting to 40.
Over the weekend, I managed to replace all the rotted plywood:
get all the *staples* removed from the rest, and GAF Weather Watch Ice & Water barrier around three sides of the roof, before I lost light. I spread a tarp over the vulnerable area, weighted it down with a dozen 2x4's, and added a half dozen bundles of Lifetime shingles at strategic locations.
Hah.
At 2 AM, the wind had picked up enought to get under the tarp and start bouncing the 2x4s on the roof. One fell 20 feet to the deck below. I suited up, went back up, moved another 4 bundles of shingles onto the tarp, repositioned the 2x4s, and went back to bed.
Before dawn, the rain, sleet and snow began, and the wind picked up even more. Two more 2x4s had crashed to the deck, shattering a glass table. A third was teetering on the edge, and everything was coated with Slurpie. The bundles of shingles, so far, are still holding the tarp in place.
In the interest of it *NOT* "raining men", I decided to wait for the slush to melt before I go up to do anything else, even though one of the 2x4s at the peak just went rolling down the ten-pitch onto the front walk.
LESSON:Even if it's going to cost you a tarp, *NAIL* through all the wood you use to restrain it, if there's any significant wind predicted.
Three days ago, they were predicting five days of sunny and warm. Yesterday or Saturday, that changed to rain, snow, and sleet, driven by 20 MPH winds, gusting to 40.
Over the weekend, I managed to replace all the rotted plywood:
get all the *staples* removed from the rest, and GAF Weather Watch Ice & Water barrier around three sides of the roof, before I lost light. I spread a tarp over the vulnerable area, weighted it down with a dozen 2x4's, and added a half dozen bundles of Lifetime shingles at strategic locations.
Hah.
At 2 AM, the wind had picked up enought to get under the tarp and start bouncing the 2x4s on the roof. One fell 20 feet to the deck below. I suited up, went back up, moved another 4 bundles of shingles onto the tarp, repositioned the 2x4s, and went back to bed.
Before dawn, the rain, sleet and snow began, and the wind picked up even more. Two more 2x4s had crashed to the deck, shattering a glass table. A third was teetering on the edge, and everything was coated with Slurpie. The bundles of shingles, so far, are still holding the tarp in place.
In the interest of it *NOT* "raining men", I decided to wait for the slush to melt before I go up to do anything else, even though one of the 2x4s at the peak just went rolling down the ten-pitch onto the front walk.
LESSON:Even if it's going to cost you a tarp, *NAIL* through all the wood you use to restrain it, if there's any significant wind predicted.