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Tools for the Fleetwood Home Roof Remanufacture Project
Worth its weight in gold is the shingle shovel. You roll/shove it along the roof, and its teeth grab the shingles and staples and rip them
loose. Saves time and saves your back.
Next, make sure you have a good compressor and the right pneumatic tools: in this case a contruction stapler and framing nailer.
These tools will make your work faster and better, and frankly I don't know how we humans ever did without them.
Steel to replace the shingles. In addition to simply replacing and improving on the shingles, the steel can overhang the roof a few inches,
creating eaves that keep rainwater from simply running down the side of the house. You may be amazed but these few inches of overhang really do
help keep the side of the house dry. (Naturally, Fleetwood skipped the eves to save a few pennies.)
Make sure you have a dry storage area for the insulation you pull out of the roof. The portion that's not soaked rotten you can reuse.
What... and you think I WOULDN'T use a chainsaw on my Fleetwood home?
The Milwaukie Screw Shooter is perfect for driving screws into your new steel roof. It has an adjustable clutch so the screws aren't
over-tightened, and a magnetic head makes helps make sure the screws drive where you're aiming. This tool is nearly indispensable for this
type of work.
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Hydration
It's important to stay hydrated on any Fleetwood Home reconstruction project. The more water bottles you have all over the place, the better.
Often I put one in a fanny pack so it's right there all the time. Added salt or something like gatorade is a good idea too.
Next must-have items are pencil, tape measure, and a pocket pad. If you have flawless short-term memory, then you can do without the
paper and pencil; however, most people benefit from writing things down.
Bug Killer
This is important regarding the ants setting up home in your Fleetwood Home's rafter mold. Believe me, it's a lot easier just to blast them
than to sit around squishing them all day. You may also want a can of hornet killer in case you pop open a nest.
Copper Wood Preservative
I slathered this stuff all over the joints between my new trusses and the original Fleetwood home wood. Some of the original wood was fine,
but some was a bit questionable, and this helped remove some of the question.
A workbench, floodlights for night work, and a heavy net to keep things from blowing away are all part of the tool kit.
Clampy Things
Giant vice-grip clamp things are handy for clamping things to the work bench. Don't try to work without them.
Naturally there's the standard tools like hammers, skill saws with wood and metal blades, screwdrivers, squares, chop saws,
and things like that. These are things you need, so don't forget them
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