The New Roof

 I just wanted to share. I put a new roof on my house. With two people working we were able to complete this project in roughly two days. There are a couple things I learned during this home improvement. The first is that roofing really isn't as difficult as it seems. You just need good directions and a little time (and money). The second is that shingles are REALLY heavy, and carrying them up a ladder is not fun at all. That may honestly be the worst part.I guess I'll also add a third note. Owning a nail gun and a giant magnet come in really handy.

I'll throw in a picture at the bottom to explain why you want to own a magnet for this project. While I was up on the roof, I occasionally would notice a nail or two slipping away from me while I was ripping up old shingles but I was completely unaware of the true number. After everything was finished on the roof, I strapped a large magnet to the under-side of a shovel a began sweeping it back and forth over the front and back yard. My initial estimate was a couple dozen. The result was, as seen below, over a hundred.

So that's all for now. I plan on demolishing my back porch in the near future so I may take some video of that as well. Also, I just bought a ENO brand camping hammock for kayak trips. I'm sure I'll end up talking about it, either when it arrives or later when I finally get to use it on the trips I have coming up.