How did i end up a roofer

Someone say roofer?

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Being a roofing guy would scare the sh*t outta me, the height, the angles/pitch of the roof etc, scary stuff man . . . those guys deserve to be paid well for the risk as well as the tough physical hard work involved!
 
I was watching some roofers up on a commercial building and they were handling long runs of corrugated iron. . . in gusty wind conditions!!
It looked so dicey, I thought they were going to get blown off the roof at one point.
And one of the guys was bare handed, NO GLOVES!!
Madness . . . . :confused:
 
I've never been a roofer professionally, but I'm one of those guys that gets roped into stuff for their friends all the time. After I got to 260 and couldn't walk the paper on a 12 pitch anyore, I just stay on the ground. Can't imagine doing it for a living. Much respect.
 
I use to wonder why roofers kept old sofa cushions . Then I built my large shed , and laid the roof myself . I had no skin on my knees ! Hurt to walk , and had to not wear jeans for a week plus at work . Hired a good roofer to do a section of the home after the porch was redone , and had to alter / open up some places . Didn't think it would look good , but the guy redid 100 square foot section from bottom up into existing shingles that included a section where to angles or valley met . Couldn't tell when he was done .
 
c10 said:
I use to wonder why roofers kept old sofa cushions . Then I built my large shed , and laid the roof myself . I had no skin on my knees ! Hurt to walk , and had to not wear jeans for a week plus at work . Hired a good roofer to do a section of the home after the porch was redone , and had to alter / open up some places . Didn't think it would look good , but the guy redid 100 square foot section from bottom up into existing shingles that included a section where to angles or valley met . Couldn't tell when he was done .
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They also make very very good money. The customer I shared the pic of their truck is always dropping money left and right. But given the circumstances I can’t even be one to argue that the money is not warranted
 
jeffgordons24 said:
They also make very very good money. The customer I shared the pic of their truck is always dropping money left and right. But given the circumstances I can’t even be one to argue that the money is not warranted
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Hard work for sure.....my father in law and I built a 30X30 garage last summer and just doing the roof on that was hard work...I couldn't imagine a large house with complex peaks and such.......
 
GAmedic said:
Man eating wolf*

The grey one died recently.
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very sad, hope you are doing o.k. Im sure the other dog is not. seeing them on the bed told me how you felt about them. tough times. I love and trust my dogs more than I do people. truth is they are better than most people. I hope it gets better soon
 
c10 said:
I use to wonder why roofers kept old sofa cushions . Then I built my large shed , and laid the roof myself . I had no skin on my knees ! Hurt to walk , and had to not wear jeans for a week plus at work . Hired a good roofer to do a section of the home after the porch was redone , and had to alter / open up some places . Didn't think it would look good , but the guy redid 100 square foot section from bottom up into existing shingles that included a section where to angles or valley met . Couldn't tell when he was done .
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U can sit right on cushion at very steep pitch and will not slide I swear by them
 
jeffgordons24 said:
They also make very very good money. The customer I shared the pic of their truck is always dropping money left and right. But given the circumstances I can’t even be one to argue that the money is not warranted
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I’m a residential roofer the pay has been at a stand still for a few years here. Nvm the weather that’s always screwing you I promise u we don’t make nearly what u think all the rain days then a two month lay off every year sucks.
 
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