I see all of your posts and they seem to show a detailed map to your misfortunes.1st- Decking pattern,which is very important(obviously)2nd How to apply shingles,also very important,so that must not have worked right either,3rd so you probably got a little rain and your super roofer didn’t know to much about proper tarping either.4th How to use drying fans in an attic.That must have hurt your wallet.5th how to fix drywall.,Do you see how this is going ?Not
really good huh?6th and now you are complaining about labor prices…,Maybe you should have hired someone reputable in the beginning then maybe these post would not exsist.But I have had a really fun time,and you are a walking,talking reason why we have building codes and requirements.Sorry about your bad luck
Luck? Seems like purposeful path to fulfill one’s destiny
That’s some funny chit right there, both of you. 
I still say surely… ’ ole Peterk’ has to be a practical joker just yanking our chain…
I am trying to figure out which one of you guys who posts here regularly is pretending to be “ole peterk” and falling off your chair laughing.
Gus is right - I launched into this roofing project on purpose to give myself more of a taste of the business.
Yes, there have been problems. The two one foot gashes in the tarp were unexpected, caused by the tear-off labor, as I tried to use the same tarp to catch nails/shingles as well as for rain protection. The impression I get is that you nearly need a new tarp for every rain protection. Please correct me if I am wrong. The advice to nail down a 2x4 in the field, if windy, was a help to my knowledge, even if it didn’t apply to my job. I really am simply trying to learn the craft, in my own way.
The decking pattern question still bugs me. I pretty much refuse to believe that a little narrow strip 8 or 10 inches wide at the top is the way to go. If a heavy person stepped there, it would break, or at least give. At some point, the strip is too narrow.
I didn’t tell about the nail pops in the drywall from uneducated labor stepping on ceilings. But, honestly, how hard is it to fix 10 nail pops? This group seems very sensitive. When asked the best primer to seal back a one foot water stain, you get a lot of “you are an idiot, if you even exist” and wish there was a little more “I like the Kilz original” or “Zinser rocks.”
After the harsh treatment here, I considered signing up with a new name, such as “Missy”, but decided that I am who I am.
The last caps strip goes on soon after dawn. I hope to send pictures.
“I didn’t tell about the nail pops in the drywall from uneducated labor stepping on ceilings. But, honestly, how hard is it to fix 10 nail pops?”
Well, isn’t that interesting as all get-out!!! :shock:
You have now posted about two issues that I have been dealing with as a homeowner; architectural shingles installed incorrectly, and ceiling damage due to foot traffic.
Can you tell exactly what you are referring to, when you say “uneducated labor stepping on ceilings”. Are you referring to the “uneducated labor” meaning the roofing crew? And are you referring to this happening when this “labor” is in the attic, or on the roof?
***“After the harsh treatment here, I considered signing up with a new name, such as “Missy”, but decided that I am who I am.” ***
WOW.
I will resist commenting on that remark, before first asking you why you picked on ME.
Is it bebause I posted to your thread on shingles being installed incorrectly?
If so, I apologize for that. I did ask first, and I quickly left your thread, and started my own.
Sorry if I offended you, but there was not cause to make fun of me.
'scuse my typos…
I seem not to be smart enough to edit my posts…
In my case, a lot of plywood came off - maybe 50 sheets, and we needed new rafter tails, additional framing, etc. It was in the process of the framing crews traffic that they walked on the ceiling drywall. To our good fortune, none stepped through.
You are right that there was no need for me to mention your name regarding my decision to keep my identity in the face of having ruffled some feathers unexpectedly.
“You are right that there was no need for me to mention your name regarding my decision to keep my identity in the face of having ruffled some feathers unexpectedly.”
So, why did you?
Out of all the names you could have picked, why did you choose mine?
It seems to me that you were suggesting that I am someone who previously posted under another name, but changed it to “Missy”.
Otherwise, why mention my name at all, much less in the context of creating a new identity to post here.
:?:
[quote=“Missy”]“You are right that there was no need for me to mention your name regarding my decision to keep my identity in the face of having ruffled some feathers unexpectedly.”
So, why did you?
Out of all the names you could have picked, why did you choose mine?
It seems to me that you were suggesting that I am someone who previously posted under another name, but changed it to “Missy”.
Otherwise, why mention my name at all, much less in the context of creating a new identity to post here.
:?:[/quote]
Your writing style is very similar to someone who posts here.
“Your writing style is very similar to someone who posts here.”
Are you saying that is why peterk used my name?
Or, is that just your own observation?
I will admit that it can be very easy to assume, or suspect, and even accuse posters of using more than one identity.
And, in fact, it seems to be true that “most” (???) posters on message boards actually do use multiple identities.
I only participate on one forum (a forum having nothing to do with roofing or anything “practical” or “real life”) on a regular basis, and I often feel as though I am the ONLY person there who uses ONLY ONE identity. I get so tired of the “sock puppet” games that people play.
And I, too, have OFTEN thought, on that other board, that I recognized “writing styles”.
In any event, due to that, I can understand your comment.
My lord.
Peter - Please tell me that common sense told you that no one should be walking on the drywall. This is how someone falls through and gets seriously hurt or killed. One of my grandpas employees years ago slipped off a rafter, fell through to the kitchen which was being redone and had thin wood spaced periodically out in which he went through that and landed on the basement cement breaking his back.
Now I wasnt born when that happened, so I dont know if its a story I was told to keep me from doing sometihng stupid but its still a thought and possibility.
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So, why did you?
Out of all the names you could have picked, why did you choose mine?
It seems to me that you were suggesting that I am someone who previously posted under another name, but changed it to “Missy”.
Otherwise, why mention my name at all, much less in the context of creating a new identity to post here.
:?:
Your writing style is very similar to someone who posts here.[/quote]
I agree, just minus all the thumbs up, applause, dunce hat, etc. pics.
Someone who loves to debate and has filled the boards with debate the last few weeks but for some reason has been quite lately?
Missy and Peterk are surely soulmates !
Missy I think Peter used your name because of the ‘better’ responses. Peter is doing a roof with no experience and is making alot of mistakes, so the members find it annoying. Responses to you were much quicker and nicer, even if you do not think so.