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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Sounds good to me! :wink:
Sounds good to me! :wink:
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Yep, 24,600 more posts and we will reach the 25K mark. LMAO Glad you are getting the nice weather up there. Been kinda cool and rainy for the past several days and we are supposed to getting a new roof starting tomorrow or Monday, depending on the weather.
Tom
Yep, 24,600 more posts and we will reach the 25K mark. LMAO Glad you are getting the nice weather up there. Been kinda cool and rainy for the past several days and we are supposed to getting a new roof starting tomorrow or Monday, depending on the weather.
Tom
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Tom, NO, NO!! I's not "posts" we're looking for, it's VIEWS!! The number of times those dedicated readers of all this drivel open up the thread and read these words of wit... (Although I must admit there doesn't seem to be much "wit" involved as of late!) Maybe, if once again, we allow the thread to die of it's own accord, the views will slowly coast up to 25K and we will all be satisfied...
You doing the roofing or hiring it done? Asphalt or metal? You guys probably have shallow pitched roofs, right? (Ours average 45*)
Roger
Tom, NO, NO!! I's not "posts" we're looking for, it's VIEWS!! The number of times those dedicated readers of all this drivel open up the thread and read these words of wit... (Although I must admit there doesn't seem to be much "wit" involved as of late!) Maybe, if once again, we allow the thread to die of it's own accord, the views will slowly coast up to 25K and we will all be satisfied...
You doing the roofing or hiring it done? Asphalt or metal? You guys probably have shallow pitched roofs, right? (Ours average 45*)
Roger
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Know what else is AVERAGE @ 45 .... Maine's daily temp !!! Ha,Ha,Ha,
Know what else is AVERAGE @ 45 .... Maine's daily temp !!! Ha,Ha,Ha,
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Roger,
Roof is being done by Roofing Company, composition roofing, metal would cost WAY to much. 52 squares is what the guy said for our roof. 10/12 and 12/12 pitch so I will let someone climb up there. I used to hang Christmas light along the eves but used a roof ladder I borrowed from the fire department I was with at the time. I may be crazy but I am not stupid. ;-)
Tom
Roger,
Roof is being done by Roofing Company, composition roofing, metal would cost WAY to much. 52 squares is what the guy said for our roof. 10/12 and 12/12 pitch so I will let someone climb up there. I used to hang Christmas light along the eves but used a roof ladder I borrowed from the fire department I was with at the time. I may be crazy but I am not stupid. ;-)
Tom
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I'm noticing a lot more roofs here in Florida are being replaced with metal... now that they are available as "barrel-tile" design and others as well as a bunch of colors I'm planning on my roof job (metal) within the next few years... shingle-roofs take a real beating in the Florida heat and the high winds of hurricanes. I did NOT find the metal to be THAT much more expensive for the long life
of the metal...it does get pricey for the fancy styles with colors ....but a 50 year roof ... ( be sure of the metal's guage) there are shysters out there... so do your "homework" if considering a metal roof !! ... Had the roof on my wife's mobile -home ( the adult kids living there now) a couple years ago "plain vanilla" metal ... no color ( rebate from power co. ) 28' X 66' = $6000.00 AND some ins. companies give a better rate because of "fire-resistance" ..
I'm noticing a lot more roofs here in Florida are being replaced with metal... now that they are available as "barrel-tile" design and others as well as a bunch of colors I'm planning on my roof job (metal) within the next few years... shingle-roofs take a real beating in the Florida heat and the high winds of hurricanes. I did NOT find the metal to be THAT much more expensive for the long life
of the metal...it does get pricey for the fancy styles with colors ....but a 50 year roof ... ( be sure of the metal's guage) there are shysters out there... so do your "homework" if considering a metal roof !! ... Had the roof on my wife's mobile -home ( the adult kids living there now) a couple years ago "plain vanilla" metal ... no color ( rebate from power co. ) 28' X 66' = $6000.00 AND some ins. companies give a better rate because of "fire-resistance" ..
Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Boobala,
We face about the same conditions here in the Texas Gulf Coastal area as you all do there in FLA. We did price out a metal roof when we had the house built 20 years ago and it was outrageous then, don't even want to think what it would cost today. We don't have a simple roof, 5 dormers, 5 different ridge lines not including the dormers and a very step pitch. Besides the style of the house would not look well with a metal roof unless it was copper and that is WAY out of our price range.
Tom
Boobala,
We face about the same conditions here in the Texas Gulf Coastal area as you all do there in FLA. We did price out a metal roof when we had the house built 20 years ago and it was outrageous then, don't even want to think what it would cost today. We don't have a simple roof, 5 dormers, 5 different ridge lines not including the dormers and a very step pitch. Besides the style of the house would not look well with a metal roof unless it was copper and that is WAY out of our price range.
Tom
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THAT'S NOT a roof .... thats a nightmare!! better get started with a " GO FUND ME " on-line plea for help ... Have ya
thought about a family size tent ??? ( LOL ) Are there any abandoned "ADOBE" mud houses around ..??? Maybe move in with relatives and " mooch " for awhile .... :laughing: ..:laughing: ..:laughing: ..:cool2:
THAT'S NOT a roof .... thats a nightmare!! better get started with a " GO FUND ME " on-line plea for help ... Have ya
thought about a family size tent ??? ( LOL ) Are there any abandoned "ADOBE" mud houses around ..??? Maybe move in with relatives and " mooch " for awhile .... :laughing: ..:laughing: ..:laughing: ..:cool2:
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Tom,
I agree with Boo, that roof of yours sounds like something covering an estate, not a house.. You're going to be real disappointed if you get out here and see the little ranch-style shack we live in! To make matters worse (roof wise that is) about five years ago, we had a 75-foot spruce tree come down in a bad storm that landed on the roof and put five holes through it, the worst one was a limb that came down through the attic and right through the ceiling into the dining area. I was up on the roof in a howling wind and driving rain until 1:30 AM that morning cutting that damn tree up and getting it off the house. When we had the roof repaired, the architectural shingles we'd recently had installed, no longer looked exactly the same, so 1/4 of the roof on that side now looks different.. Real handsome! - - Not!!
Boo - I want you to know that since you've been sending sunshine, we have broken through the 45 degree barrier several times.. It's very pleasant...
I finally got all the Florida crud scrubbed off my boat cover! I soaked it in the bathtub for two days using Oxiclean.. That worked fairly well except for the mildew, so I squirted a bottle of Attwood Mildew Stain Remover on it and let that sit for a day. That helped but it still wasn't really clean, so I climbed into the tub and scrubbed each place with a scrub brush and some home made mildew remover, (water/bleach/Resolve) until it all looked as good as new. We dried it out over the porch railing, but the wind blew like crazy yesterday and I had to keep going out and hanging it back up. It's all folded up now (boats in the boat shed) and ready for Texas next winter..
Roger
Tom,
I agree with Boo, that roof of yours sounds like something covering an estate, not a house.. You're going to be real disappointed if you get out here and see the little ranch-style shack we live in! To make matters worse (roof wise that is) about five years ago, we had a 75-foot spruce tree come down in a bad storm that landed on the roof and put five holes through it, the worst one was a limb that came down through the attic and right through the ceiling into the dining area. I was up on the roof in a howling wind and driving rain until 1:30 AM that morning cutting that damn tree up and getting it off the house. When we had the roof repaired, the architectural shingles we'd recently had installed, no longer looked exactly the same, so 1/4 of the roof on that side now looks different.. Real handsome! - - Not!!
Boo - I want you to know that since you've been sending sunshine, we have broken through the 45 degree barrier several times.. It's very pleasant...
I finally got all the Florida crud scrubbed off my boat cover! I soaked it in the bathtub for two days using Oxiclean.. That worked fairly well except for the mildew, so I squirted a bottle of Attwood Mildew Stain Remover on it and let that sit for a day. That helped but it still wasn't really clean, so I climbed into the tub and scrubbed each place with a scrub brush and some home made mildew remover, (water/bleach/Resolve) until it all looked as good as new. We dried it out over the porch railing, but the wind blew like crazy yesterday and I had to keep going out and hanging it back up. It's all folded up now (boats in the boat shed) and ready for Texas next winter..
Roger