45 + 15 points
Find Roof Access by Jain Sycamore, Wetdryvac
October 9th, 2015 2:00 AM
100109
At some point, I might like it if my edits to this task didn't vanish.
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093009 (Backdated)
This task is officially geared towards finding roof access. I've been on top of a lot of public and private buildings, from government to post-soviet tax buildings and block apartment houses, and so far they've been pretty easy to get access to. Then I moved into a 1905 victorian, two stories tall with a nearly full attic and a secondary attic above that.
Said roof leaks just a touch, and I've been bashing my brains for means and methods to get on top of it to repair it. Most ladders stop at around 40 feet, and I don't have one of those anyhow. They're expensive. This roof is probably at about the 40 foot limit of most ladders.
Also, I know bugger all about roof repair as I begin this task, so some of the task will be devoted to, "How do I fix this?" While I'm up there, I'll also need to re-flash both chimneys. And attain a partner for spotting.
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092509 (even more backdated)
Attained tar paper and shingles.
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011011: Two days ago
Found roof access to:
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Highway
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 244-1900
...but didn't use it, so it doesn't count. I should have remembered this task and talked to security.
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And finally got out onto my own roof to do some repairs. I am pleased to report that the roof access was a success, and I laid down sealant. I am less pleased to report that the leak isn't entirely fixed, and that I have no idea why. But, it's the middle of the night so I'll creep my way out onto the scary roof and shoot a picture of the sealant tray.
Mostly, this proof is probably only interesting because it took so darn long to find roof access to my own bloody domicile.
At some point, I might like it if my edits to this task didn't vanish.
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093009 (Backdated)
This task is officially geared towards finding roof access. I've been on top of a lot of public and private buildings, from government to post-soviet tax buildings and block apartment houses, and so far they've been pretty easy to get access to. Then I moved into a 1905 victorian, two stories tall with a nearly full attic and a secondary attic above that.
Said roof leaks just a touch, and I've been bashing my brains for means and methods to get on top of it to repair it. Most ladders stop at around 40 feet, and I don't have one of those anyhow. They're expensive. This roof is probably at about the 40 foot limit of most ladders.
Also, I know bugger all about roof repair as I begin this task, so some of the task will be devoted to, "How do I fix this?" While I'm up there, I'll also need to re-flash both chimneys. And attain a partner for spotting.
* * *
092509 (even more backdated)
Attained tar paper and shingles.
* * *
011011: Two days ago
Found roof access to:
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Highway
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 244-1900
...but didn't use it, so it doesn't count. I should have remembered this task and talked to security.
* * *
And finally got out onto my own roof to do some repairs. I am pleased to report that the roof access was a success, and I laid down sealant. I am less pleased to report that the leak isn't entirely fixed, and that I have no idea why. But, it's the middle of the night so I'll creep my way out onto the scary roof and shoot a picture of the sealant tray.
Mostly, this proof is probably only interesting because it took so darn long to find roof access to my own bloody domicile.
