T-Brick Shed: Drip Edge, Felt Paper and Roof Paneling

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Give a cob house a good pair of boots and a good hat and she'll last forever.
- Old English saying

O frabjuous day! It's been a long time coming but the shed now has permanent rain protection. Hurrah!

First task of the day was trimming off the decking extending out past the flying rafters and fascia boards. I started off with the My-T-Fine cutter from below. It was little awkward and slow going so I switched over to a circular saw.

With the excess decking removed, I was able to install 1x2 drip edge all the way around.

After 2 months of sun we got a deluge this past week. My parents got 3" at their house. Unfortunately, the gaps in the decking served to channel the water and really chew up a few portions of the wall.

After lunch we picked up the sheet metal roof panels.

Installing the felt paper.




The nail gun makes quick work.

Felt paper down.

Getting ready to bend some flashing into shape.

Installing flashing

Laying out the first panel. Across the front of the building I put on a temporary 2x6 "bumper" board to keep the panels from sliding off while we were trying to install them. 

Laying in the rest of the panels. We laid them all in first and shifted them around to even up the overhang on either side.

Elder abuse! Elder abuse! At this point my Dad had trying to go back inside the house for the past three hours. Thanks for the help!

A romantic Friday evening roofing. Jean showed up after work to help secure the roof panels.

The panels are highly reflective so it's best to work on them in the early morning late afternoon/early evening. That's what I told Jean at least.

We still need to put screws in the middle of the panels but we put enough in to hold it down for now.


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