13 January 2019 - Sunday fun on the roof

in homesteading •  6 years ago  (edited)

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We got a leak that most likely came from around one of the vent pipes.

To work on the pipes close to the high end of the roof I figured safety came first. So I attached a safety line to the chimney (see above) and hooked it to my harness (see below).

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It was a bit cold, about -5C, but fortunately there was no wind, so overall it was not too bad. However, the roof patch that I had kept warm in the hottest room in the house, the heater enclosure, got rather stiff within about an hour. I would have had to warm it up again if there was more patching to do.

As it was, it went fairly easy - though I was a bit sore from the effort for a few hours afterwards.

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Low roof on the street side. The entry point.

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Vent with a suspected leak.

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Another vent, a sewage one I believe.

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Chimney. I have decided to patch around them all, just for a good measure.

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High roof on the backyard side. About 6 m worth of drop.

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Lots of patch used.

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Sun setting down soon. Time to clear off the roof. Enough fun for one day.

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Great job! Working on the roof could be dangerous, I am glad you used a harness. 😊 Nice picture of sunset!

Thanks:)

What worried me was that in sub-freezing temperatures you could have frost or even black ice on the tiles.

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