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It appears that I need a new roof on my house. It had a nearly new roof when we bought it less than ten years ago, but apparently it wasn't done very well.
It's a single story house, nothing fancy with the roof, shouldn't be too complicated. Only one side is bad at this time. I've never done a roof before and I'm not a carpenter, but I am fairly handy with such things, and I'm tempted to try my hand at it. I have teenagers in the house who can help. It would be very good for them to supply some muscles and learn to work. On the other hand, I'm not as young as I used to be, and I've never done a roof before.
A friend recommended a good roofer who's going to stop by and look at it next week, but he warned me that he's booked out for the next two months, which puts us into next year because of the rain. It's also about $10k, and right now we're getting ready for the next in a long line of surgeries for my wife (new hip). We're not broke, but it would be very nice if I could do it myself and save some money, maybe do just the one side for now.
I've been warned that roofing is a LOT of physical work, and you have to know what you're doing to do it right and not end up with a mess. Any amateur roofers here, any advice?
It's a single story house, nothing fancy with the roof, shouldn't be too complicated. Only one side is bad at this time. I've never done a roof before and I'm not a carpenter, but I am fairly handy with such things, and I'm tempted to try my hand at it. I have teenagers in the house who can help. It would be very good for them to supply some muscles and learn to work. On the other hand, I'm not as young as I used to be, and I've never done a roof before.
A friend recommended a good roofer who's going to stop by and look at it next week, but he warned me that he's booked out for the next two months, which puts us into next year because of the rain. It's also about $10k, and right now we're getting ready for the next in a long line of surgeries for my wife (new hip). We're not broke, but it would be very nice if I could do it myself and save some money, maybe do just the one side for now.
I've been warned that roofing is a LOT of physical work, and you have to know what you're doing to do it right and not end up with a mess. Any amateur roofers here, any advice?