Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted June 23, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 23, 2014 Tackled the front porch roof and trim this weekend. The roof is steel which, I think, is soldered at the joints of the panels that make up the roof surface. It was getting a shade tatty so I scraped off all the loose paint and other coatings, managing not to rip any holes in the sheet steel with the scraper. Then cleaned the entire surface and brushed on an aluminum sealing paint. Dries to a nice silver color so by the time I was done I looked like the Tin Man. OK, I'm not quite that bad at painting. Next I taped off the trim just below the roof, sanded, cleaned with a tack cloth, primed to get rid of the rust stains, then painted. Pain in the neck working off the ladder, moving every time the work got out of arm's reach. Turned out ok, I thought. Plenty of other work still left to do on the porch, but that was enough for this weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted June 23, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 23, 2014 It looks professional. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted June 23, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 23, 2014 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybeegb Posted June 23, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 23, 2014 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted June 23, 2014 Share #5 Posted June 23, 2014 I love the Snoopy flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 23, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 23, 2014 Did you use a pedal wrench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted June 23, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 23, 2014 Whew! That was a project! Looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted June 23, 2014 Did you use a pedal wrench? Indeed! In the first picture you can see it on the roof between me and the house. Don't be fooled that it looks like a shop vac - that right there is an enhanced lithium powered calibrated Sham-Wow! pedal wrench. And also, thanks for the kind words folks! Helps me feel that it really was worth all the effort! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted June 23, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 23, 2014 you didn't fall.....have you considered teaching soy how to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted June 23, 2014 Share #10 Posted June 23, 2014 I don't see a permit hanging in the window. I hope they don't make you put it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 23, 2014 Share #11 Posted June 23, 2014 Indeed! In the first picture you can see it on the roof between me and the house. Don't be fooled that it looks like a shop vac - that right there is an enhanced lithium powered calibrated Sham-Wow! pedal wrench. And also, thanks for the kind words folks! Helps me feel that it really was worth all the effort! Dude, you rock so hard! That is an awesome pedal wrench! Does it have the built in bottle opener? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted June 23, 2014 Share #12 Posted June 23, 2014 Nice job. All I did was replace a toilet. Sorry, no pictures of the test drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted June 23, 2014 Dude, you rock so hard! That is an awesome pedal wrench! Does it have the built in bottle opener? You got me, squarejsharr, you observant devil you! My model is two years old. While it does have a bottle cage, the built in bottle opener came standard on this year's model. I may have to upgrade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted June 24, 2014 Share #14 Posted June 24, 2014 Nice job, well done. Now...wheres your harness and tie off? Hmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted June 24, 2014 Share #15 Posted June 24, 2014 Nice job, well done. Now...wheres your harness and tie off? Hmmm? I too was a little surprised at their absence, Pokey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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