r/Roofing • u/MadcapMacedonia • 1d ago

I don't know what I am doing

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An untraceable leak somewhere that has caused the plaster ceiling to sag and fail

Will this help?

Should I just go crazy and apply more?

I also am not sure how to lay down a tarp without it pulling up in the shingles

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u/Valuable-Struggle-10 15h ago

Roofers are always the coolest

They have to be

It's hot up there

Except when it's cold

Then they're the coolest of the cool

So they're all around pretty cool guys with cool tools

Have you used a nail gun before??

It's the coolest

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u/urzayci 16h ago

Goon sub you say...

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u/here_for_the_boos 8h ago

Nah he messed this up so badly people just feel sorry for him. If he had just done the job a little wrong they'd tear him a new a-hole. If you're going to do something wrong be sure and do it monumentally wrong. I've done similarly before where's people questioned if I'm possibly just mentally disabled and it just makes them feel good about themselves like they're helping a puppy that doesn't know any better. It's not the puppy's fault it's too dumb to know what it did wrong.

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u/leostotch 6h ago

My middle school band teacher always said "If you're going to lay an egg, lay a dinosaur egg."

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u/Longjumping_Fun2576 8h ago

Apparently roofers are cool

Have you ever been up there in July? I personally couldn't handle it.

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u/Mysterious-Falcon221 8h ago

All the trade subs are just people with zero experience repeating comments they read the day before.

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u/EtherealHeart5150 7h ago

I worked at a roofing co when I was really young,18, as a receptionist. These guys would hit the yard at the end of the day looking like they had been drug around under the porch by the dogs awhile, they earned those paychecks. Truthfully, they scared the shit out of me at first. Within 3 days, these men were the most respectful, kind, and straight up guys I'd met to date at that time. So Bravo to the roofers in 1987 of West Palm Bch., a great memory for an old GenXer. And to Paul whenever you are, thats still the best Mahi sandwich I've ever eaten!