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Thread ID: 107758 2010-03-01 01:39:00 Roof maintenance smithie 38 (6684) PC World Chat
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862621 2010-03-01 04:47:00 All depends what state the purloins :thumbs:

I hope no one is going to purloin the purlins
gary67 (56)
862622 2010-03-01 05:12:00 That could be a bit of a let-down for the painter.:banana:clap

He could wind up ropeable.
R2x1 (4628)
862623 2010-03-01 05:18:00 Thanks guys for your comments.

The house is a two story place and I have not any head for heights now. Used to once but not anymore. The first rung on the step ladder is about the limit for me :)

Perhaps you could pinch a surgical technique and use keyhole system.
Cicero (40)
862624 2010-03-01 05:22:00 Perhaps you could pinch a surgical technique and use keyhole system.
Leakey was a great man for artefacts, dunno about nailifacts though.
R2x1 (4628)
862625 2010-03-01 05:28:00 Leakey was a great man for artefacts, dunno about nailifacts though.

I was reminded of the surgeon who became a mechanic and impressed his tutor by changing the con rods,via the exhaust pipe.
Cicero (40)
862626 2010-03-01 05:29:00 While the engine was running (on easystart) R2x1 (4628)
862627 2010-03-01 05:38:00 I hope no one is going to purloin the purlins

:o

Probably one reason I'm no longer in the building game ...
WalOne (4202)
862628 2010-03-01 05:39:00 While the engine was running (on easystart)

Now you are being silly.
Cicero (40)
862629 2010-03-01 05:50:00 Well, a mechanic turned surgeon gave a woman a bit of a plumbing re-arrangement, and her husband had to toe her around the block a couple of times to get her started. R2x1 (4628)
862630 2010-03-01 08:18:00 I did my whole roof early last year (replaced about 120 nails) with the rubber-capped roofing nails that are twisted to grip better. I had quite a few bits of rust and a few holes as well (previous owner had badly neglected the roof). Painted the roof myself, and was up there for the first time just before Christmas and it looks fine.

I can't see any reason to tek-screw the corru. iron to be honest; the nails are pretty grippy.

You could do it yourself if the pitch of the roof isn't too bad? Only a days work if you're systematic about it.
If the nails go into old native 10x1 or 8x1 the nails will often split the timber so the screws are a much better way of fixing the roof. I would never use anything else now.
mikebartnz (21)
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