Up on the Roof

Eighteen months ago when I bought not one, but two MGBs, I needed a place to store the non-runner.

I asked Chris if I could dump store the junk parts car in his lean-to, with the promise that I would re-roof it. The lean-to had been leaking for years; no surprise really, since the roof was original from when it was built in 1980. (See photo of old roof, here.)

How do I know it was 1980? When I started work at then-HR Textron, I worked for the man that owned Chris and Paula's house and built the lean-to.

My friend Keith is still in touch with the chap and, knowing we had this project in mind, asked him how long ago he'd built it.

So, Saturday, with Bill's help, we set about re-roofing the leaky lean-to.

First up was figuring out the materials needed, so that Bill and Chris could go and buy them at Lowes.

While they were gone, I ripped off all the old roofing material, and removed the rotten wood.

After cutting plywood sheets to size, we repaired the damaged sections, ready for new roofing material.

After a lunch break, we set about laying the tar paper, and then rolling out and laying the brand new roof.

While we worked above, Lis worked below, going through several boxes of her old school and university keepsakes.



Over the last couple of days we've had some rain showers, and good news, the roof held up well with no leaks. Should last another 30 years. That should just be enough time to figure out what to do with that car.