The plan today was to start working on the shingles of the auto bay roof now that the scaffolding is down. Jim took off all the wood blocking and connections that held the scaffolding on the roof for so long.
Because this is a smaller area, it requires lots of cuts. Jim started out by cutting half shingles to use as edge pieces.
Starting to mark course lines...
Putting the first shingles in place...
Integrating the edge shingle with the step flashing worked out perfectly - Jim had lined all the step flashing up just where it needed to be so when he put the shingles in place, everything was just where it needed to be.
However, in the picture above you can see that we started getting some groppel - that weird ice pellet snow. At first, Jim kept working but it became pretty much a crazy snowstorm of groppel! Everything got wet and there was probably 1/4" of pellets coating everything. So Jim contemplated switching gears to a different project - which is kind of hard, especially on a Sunday when our work day is shorter.
Before long, the sun came out and things looked brighter. Jim debated but finally decided to go back out on the roof. Of course, everything was cold and wet - and it doesn't help that Jim now has to climb up and down the roof for each and every cut and the roof was all wet and slippery.
But he persevered and started making good progress. We did have one more episode of snow flurries - enough to make sure things stayed wet - but it didn't last too long.
So many cuts...
But, wow, really looking good!
Working on the last rows...
At the end of the day, all that is left to do are the hip shingles! It's amazing for us to see shingles on this portion of the roof - we have looked at the underlayment and scaffolding in this area for so long!
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