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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Road Walker who wrote (403611)8/1/2008 5:36:32 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) of 1585095
 
I did roofing for a few weeks just to learn how to do it. A buddy of mine ran a crew, which at that time, in the summer, was mostly college students ( the pay was good ). Now, it's all Mexicans.

The people you buy the materials from will come out with a truck with a conveyor belt/crane that will put the underlayment and shingles right on the roof. You spread 'em out to keep from overloading.

This was in Texas in the summer, and the heat was brutal. Our day started just before sunrise and ended about 1:00 in the afternoon. After that, it's just too hot up there for humans. We'd all hit Barton Springs of Lake Travis after that.

The worst part of roofing is ripping an old roof off, but you don't do this every time. You can just lay new shingles over an old roof, up to 3 layers. The easiest job is new construction.
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