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Shingling in the Rain

billd60 | Posted in General Discussion on

No, this isn’t supposed to be a pun or cute little take on male dancers from yesteryear.  I have a lot of real expensive shingles (certainteed, slate-look) to lay and we are in a rainly pattern here in the great northeast.  Is there any reason I have to wait for the underlayment (certainteed winterguard) to be dry?  I have never shingled in or after the rain but I need to.  What’s the down side? 

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  1. theslateman | | #1

    Only downside is you'll get wet doing it.

    No harm to shingles or underlayment.

  2. Piffin | | #2

    I lost count long ago how many I shingles in the rain

     

     

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  3. DanH | | #3

    Well, the real downside is that you're more apt to slip and break your neck. Be careful out there!

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    1. billd60 | | #4

      Thanks!  I'm down to two sections of roof that are 5/12 and only one story so I'm a bit more comfortabe about a wet deck.  Now all I need is a laborer who doesn't mind a wet t-shirt! 

      1. BoJangles | | #5

        I would be looking for a female helper???

        1. billd60 | | #6

          That would be politically incorrect... but I am an equal opportunity employer!

        2. DanH | | #7

          That would make you lose your balance for sure!
          If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison

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