Metal Roofing 
DOING OUR HOMEWORK(2)
Q &A Q. What brand of roofing did you choose? A. Even though we are very happy with the roof material we cannot make a recommendation at this time because we feel that it would be premature. Why? Even though, after months of research, we did choose a brand of stone coated metal shakes [there [...]
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DONE
Roof on top of our head…. now comes the cleanup! Wasn’t This Worth Waiting For? Just in time for the rain storm tonight. Tonight’s rain [hence the dreary looking photos - I'll take better pictures when the sun comes out] will fall on a new sustainable metal stone coated roof. Justin read that this type [...]
(5) METAL “SHAKE” ROOF CONTINUED
Almost done Today the “shake style” stone coated metal sections went up lickady split. Honestly, all that hullabaloo the many contractors told us that we couldn’t do it ourselves because we needed “special tools.” Huh! Now that we’ve been hanging around to see their work and how it’s done the next time around we [...]
(5) METAL “SHAKE” ROOF GOES UP
Up it goes The 5 foot length stone coated metal roof sections are going up today! More photos to come.
(Comments Off) WHAT’S NEW
Urban Homestead Happenings The latest on the metal roof installation is that it’s not done yet. Thought we’d had a roof in time for the new year but, mother nature, and a phone call, postponed its completion. The sand coated metal roof would have been done had it not rain last Tuesday night into [...]
(Comments Off) THIS & THAT
Grateful To EB for his continued support of our site. We are touched and humbled by your gift. Roof Report The roofing guys are back again this morning; however with a chance of rain on Wednesday they may have to skip a day and resume work on Thursday. Busy Yesterday, with the help of a [...]
(2) BATTENS UP
Battens are up Last Thanksgiving we were jack hammering and removing (by hand) the slab of concrete in the backyard. This holiday season we are re-roofing our house. Seems like all our big projects happen around the holidays. Yesterday, the crew put up felt paper and battens (the metal roofing will “float” above the plywood) [...]
(3) END ALMOST IN SIGHT
Supplies! Supplies were delivered for the roof today and there’s a crew here to start work. Like I said the roof is going be be finished sometime next week. It’ll be great to start the new year off with a new roof. However, there is not much time to celebrate or for taking a [...]
(5) LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD
New Pioneers Forging Paths Towards a Sustainable Present & Future As our longtime readers know, PTF started in December 1999 as a very influentialfamily advocate site in one of the most covered father-son saga (which, this month, we just finished putting up just a few of the manyarchives). After this 6 month saga ended, which [...]
(4) THE HOMEFRONT
Brrrrr Nighttime temperatures have been hovering near or below freezing. Last night it was a frosty 27 degrees. When I go out early feed the animals I dress warming with my hand knitted hat, fingerless gloves and scarf and a large second hand coat. Justin likes to tease that I look like a babushka from [...]
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