Building a Tree House http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/posts/tags/shingles/page/1/ Live, Laugh, Learn en Vox Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:11:21 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss shingles Back again http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Steve) http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:11:21 -0800 <p>Life rushes on and I haven&#39;t revisited the blog in a while. The hill behind our house is covered with grass and weeds that are knee deep, courtesy of the recent rains. Up in the lofty reaches of our tree, however, part of the treehouse is somewhat more water-repellant thanks to some basic asphalt roofing shingles.</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00cd970988284cd500f48cdc7e980002" at:format="medium" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970988284cd500f48cdc7e980002.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd970988284cd500f48cdc7e980002-200pi" alt="Roof" title="Roof" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970988284cd500f48cdc7e980002.html" title="Roof">Roof</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Here is a view from below. I didn&#39;t really know what I was doing, but it worked out ok. One package of shingles covered one side of the roof and portions of 2 adjacents sides.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>&#160;</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00cd970988284cd500e398de1db80004" at:format="medium" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970988284cd500e398de1db80004.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd970988284cd500e398de1db80004-200pi" alt="Tree House Roofing TIles" title="Tree House Roofing TIles" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970988284cd500e398de1db80004.html" title="Tree House Roofing TIles">Tree House Roofing TIles</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p>&#160;</p> <p>This is more what it looked like from the vantage point of the person (me) doing the work. I didn&#39;t have an extension ladder and my other ladder wouldn&#39;t reach from the ground, so with helpers Emma &amp; Evan supplying me with shingles, I crawled out on the roof, braced my feet against the branch near the roof&#39;s edge and pounded the suckers in place. And I didn&#39;t fall, which is good.</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/library/post/back-again.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970988284cd500e398de23650005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> rain roof shingles "tree house"