And people are just too much for me to face—
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space ..."
-- Carole King and Gerry Goffin
I wish our roof was a place of solace and care-me-not. Instead, every morning is met with a pit of anxiety wondering if the roof will hold, if the sealer will work, if the roofers will do the job well. Lori asked me this morning if we could have done the job ourselves. The short answer is: probably. However, the roofers will be repairing the blisters in the foam, sealing the problem areas and patching. And their work is guaranteed. We would have saved money doing the job ourselves, but I don't know if we would have been able to buy the materials they have. I certainly wouldn't know what the Hell I was doing. It would have been a learning experience on a project that needs to be done right the first time.
So... while money is tight and we don't know how we are going to afford it, I would rather the roofers get paid for doing a professional job than us fouling it up and having to repair it again in the long run. I will stick to my limited skill set of knocking stuff down, hauling it to the dump, nailing down the loose boards and painting the walls.
I wish our roof was a place of solace and care-me-not. Instead, every morning is met with a pit of anxiety wondering if the roof will hold, if the sealer will work, if the roofers will do the job well. Lori asked me this morning if we could have done the job ourselves. The short answer is: probably. However, the roofers will be repairing the blisters in the foam, sealing the problem areas and patching. And their work is guaranteed. We would have saved money doing the job ourselves, but I don't know if we would have been able to buy the materials they have. I certainly wouldn't know what the Hell I was doing. It would have been a learning experience on a project that needs to be done right the first time.
So... while money is tight and we don't know how we are going to afford it, I would rather the roofers get paid for doing a professional job than us fouling it up and having to repair it again in the long run. I will stick to my limited skill set of knocking stuff down, hauling it to the dump, nailing down the loose boards and painting the walls.
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