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We were washing this house for a maintenance coat today, it sits on top of a ridge in southern WI. Thought it was kinda nice view, nice thing to be doing on a hot sunny day.
views from atop the scaffolding
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To bad you couldn't sit down and smoke you a nice cigar.
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There are days where I dont know what to make of you. Then there are days like today. Nice looking deal.
There are days where I dont know what to make of you. Then there are days like today. Nice looking deal.
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I had to put at least one picture of a serious looking job site so you all would stop picking on me :yes:
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Ok, so fess up, that IS every piece of equipment you own, right?
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ABSOLUTELY NOT!
That sand off is on the strong sash of the window, the one that doesn't open. And we made the ladder a little steep so there is less force on the window. But yah, they are casement windows so it wasn't the best solution.
And Scott, no, 2 more ext. ladders, a folding ladder, some steps, some planks, and 4 sections of scaffolding set up on the other side as well as two spray rigs sitting at home. Maybe some other stuff but its not coming to mind.
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Just messin with you TC. I want to see the after shot of the maintenance coat, and please, for the love of God, tell me you are not going to spray the house.
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It is Cabot's semi solid right now and I recommended recoating with that but they wanted a latex solid stain for longevity and hopefully some resistance to the seemingly wind born mold spores (thats what I get for explaining all the options huh). But I was going to spray it on (low pressure) and backbrush it. Why would you not spray it? Stain is so messy to get on siding that I like to squirt it on if I can.
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Ok, but I do want to see progress pics and finished pics.
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alright Scott, Deal.
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and while I am at it, what am I going to do to safely access the sides of these dormers? If I roof jack and put a ladder on it, I almost think a roof jack should go at the top of the ladder then. I also have never used roof jacks, not how I do it without compromising the properties of the roof.
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get an old sofa cushion, that will keep you on that roof
Get yourself 10 lbs. of cheese, nuke it till its soft and pour it on the roof, you wont go anywhere...
What I do to access a pitch I am not comfortable with in order to access the side of a dormer, is: Seperate my 16' extention (now it's 8'). Set up my 20' or 24' extension so that the horns sit on the roof going up to the side I need to access. Take the 8' (was the 16'ft extension) section that has the horns attached and lay it on the roof upside down so that the horns lock together. Always have another guy on the ladder below while you climb the ladder laying on the roof. If it's composition roofing then you will not scar it if your careful. Always walk a roof in the cool of the day. Do all roof work in the morning if you can. You may have allready known this.... If anything it may be confirmation...
Ok, here comes the stupid question: :whistling2:
What is a "maintenance" coat?
Does the price differ from a standard coat?
What is a "maintenance" coat?
Does the price differ from a standard coat?
Another thing.... lol...
Explain a "ridge"...
Them there parts of WI look flat. I see some gopher hills, but no ridges.....
Perhaps I am used to something more like the ridge of a mountain. But, if you call that a ridge.... okie dokie...
Explain a "ridge"...
Them there parts of WI look flat. I see some gopher hills, but no ridges.....
Perhaps I am used to something more like the ridge of a mountain. But, if you call that a ridge.... okie dokie...
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Buy more ladder stabilizers . . . With a stabilizer on one of your bigger extensions, you should be able to set the stabilizer right onto the roof without touching the gutter. Now just walk up the ladder . . . It's hard to tell if this will work in this situation but this is how we access 90% of our dormers.
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I second that thought. We ride our ladders up the roof with the standoffs all the time...
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That will get me on the roof, but that is not the problem. I want a more secure way to hang out on the sides of the dormers. Maybe I don't understand what you mean.
Jason- This is the unglaciated part of WI, there is probably like 200-300 feet of vertical rise around here. It aint mountains but its still pretty hilly.
A maintenance coat (to me) is what people should be doing. It means no scraping or sanding or priming or anything like that, just means the top coat is starting to wear out and its time for a fresh one (before it all starts to fall off). No color change either.
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