Baymule’s Journal

[Baymule]

I’m off the roof for the day. I got to the top with the radiant heat barrier and 2x4 lath. Covered it up with tarps. Ready for tomorrow.

Got a glass of ice water, cooling off. Then will hitch flatbed, go take a shower and eat lunch. Then go get the metal.

Top of the roof!

My supervisor is sleeping on the job!

 

[farmerjan]

God bless you... that is a JOB....

 

[Baymule]

God bless you... that is a JOB....

Thanks.
That side used up almost a whole 5 pound box of 3” deck screws. $35 per box. Got to get another one!

 

[Bruce]

My supervisor is sleeping on the job!

Typical!! You work while the supervisor waits for something to do.

 

[SageHill]

OMG -- that review is priceless!

 

[SageHill]

It's going to look so amazing when you're done. Heck it's looking good already.

 

[Simpleterrier]

You must have a lesser grade osb. I've done construction for the last 18 yrs and have seen osb up here exposed for 6 months and not swell or slip a screw. My barn floor has been osb for 12 yrs and it's still solid. I have a steal roof and it's screwed down to osb. I ripped off the shingle roof and laid felt paper down and didn't have a leak when it rained before the steal was down. And 2x4 on the horizontal will still stop the heat from rising. Not trying to be a downer but trying to save u some labor. Maybe I'm missing something.

 

[Baymule]

You must have a lesser grade osb. I've done construction for the last 18 yrs and have seen osb up here exposed for 6 months and not swell or slip a screw. My barn floor has been osb for 12 yrs and it's still solid. I have a steal roof and it's screwed down to osb. I ripped off the shingle roof and laid felt paper down and didn't have a leak when it rained before the steal was down. And 2x4 on the horizontal will still stop the heat from rising. Not trying to be a downer but trying to save u some labor. Maybe I'm missing something.

This is a 1999 Doublewide. They didn’t use the best grades of anything. Regulations have tightened up since then, it is what it is. I cannot tell you what grade the OSB is, but it isn’t a very good one. Combine all that with 2x2s for rafters and it isn’t very good construction.

I put a new roof on my house, a REAL house in 2008. Hurricane Ike dropped a massive oak on the house. After getting the structural damage fixed, a guy from work helped me do the roof. We tore off shingles and rolled out felt paper the first weekend and considered it dried in. No worries.

There is nothing about the structure of the mobile home roof that inspires confidence in it. So I’m taking extra precautions. Extra work? Yep. Tarps are a pain, but I have no confidence in the roof until the metal is on it. When I get done with it, it will be the best I can make of crap construction.

I have some sheets of OSB sub floor. It’s thick heavy stuff. I’ll use it for the floor in a small feed room I’ll build this winter. Different kind of OSB.

 

[Mike CHS]

I'm proud of what you have gotten done and I always knew why we considered you a great forever friend the first time we met you guys.

 

[Ridgetop]

Almost done now. Soon you can kick back in your much cooler home and pat yourself on the back for the job. Or maybe not pat yourself on the back since your muscles will be sore. Maybe treat yourself to a massage instead!

Thanks for receiving delivery of my fence charger. I owe you a 6 pack of Coke and vanilla Blue Bell! Coke floats! We loaded the last 4 of the large gazillion gallon black rubber tubs with the drainage holes in the bottoms for garden tubs for you.