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Word of advice if you do a privacy fence, use screws, not nails. Screws will hold for goddamned ever. If you use nails you will be re-nailing boards all the damn time as some come loose each year.

Screws also make it easier to take down a section of fence if you need to give access to something large into your backyard.
 
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joeboo_sl said:
Roofing in mid-summer is brutal. Take the outdoor temperature, and add 10-20 degrees since you're up there with no shade on insanely hot asphalt shingles. The heat that radiates off of those things on a hot day is brutal. We replaced my grandfathers roof when I was a teenager, and I honestly thought I was going to die. It was about 90 degrees out, and it had to be at least 110 on his roof. It felt like standing in an oven, with no way to cool down(no shade, in direct sun the whole time)
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Don't forget the tear off, which could include multiple layers of shingles, and replacing bad plywood. Roofing fucking sucks.
 
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Gavinrad_sl said:
Don't forget the tear off, which could include multiple layers of shingles, and replacing bad plywood. Roofing fucking sucks.
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The work would suck bad even if you were on flat ground. Add the fact that you are constantly standing awkwardly, trying not to lose your balance, and the work feels 5X harder than it actually is(and it's hard)
 
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Draegan_sl said:
Most Home Improvement stuff is not hard to do, but it just requires a ton of labor and the right tools.
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So true.

And don't worry about motivation. When there is a hole in the side of your house you find yourself motivated to finish the project.
 
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Eyashusa_sl said:
Why chain link and not privacy? cost? Or why not something like white vinyl?
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Couple things. We live in a very quiet neighborhood so not much traffic. Additionally, our dog loves to harass people that walk by and generally loves to just sit out in the grass and 'watch' the neighborhood.

Cost wasn't really a big deal, the wood stockade was $5500. While it's a bit more, we budgeted for that. Just thought chainlink would be better for us.

Vinyl was immediately out, wife hated the way it looked (I liked it
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Gavinrad_sl said:
Don't forget the tear off, which could include multiple layers of shingles, and replacing bad plywood. Roofing fucking sucks.
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This is true, and so important. With roofing, the preparation is absolutely as important as the actual laying of shingles.

My one word of advice on roofing is that if you have any valleys in your roof, spend a lot of time getting proper underlay, and get the widest stuff you can find.
 
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Noodleface_sl said:
Couple things. We live in a very quiet neighborhood so not much traffic. Additionally, our dog loves to harass people that walk by and generally loves to just sit out in the grass and 'watch' the neighborhood.

Cost wasn't really a big deal, the wood stockade was $5500. While it's a bit more, we budgeted for that. Just thought chainlink would be better for us.

Vinyl was immediately out, wife hated the way it looked (I liked it
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Your dog sounds like an asshole, and you facilitated it's behavior with the chainlink, you sir are an enabler.
 
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Noodleface_sl said:
Couple things. We live in a very quiet neighborhood so not much traffic. Additionally, our dog loves to harass people that walk by and generally loves to just sit out in the grass and 'watch' the neighborhood.

Cost wasn't really a big deal, the wood stockade was $5500. While it's a bit more, we budgeted for that. Just thought chainlink would be better for us.

Vinyl was immediately out, wife hated the way it looked (I liked it
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Yeah I love our vinyl fence... except for the scuff marks from my lawnmower which I'm sure are never going to come out.
 
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Vitality_sl said:
Your dog sounds like an asshole, and you facilitated it's behavior with the chainlink, you sir are an enabler.
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It's a really cool dog, but it is kind of a jerk. When we moved in she immediately decided no one was allowed to be outside in the entire neighborhood. She does this howl-bark thing at people that walk by. She has made some friends in the neighborhood too, including a Doberman that weighs at least 100 pounds.

Here she is in all of her asshole glory:

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Ugh, a JRT? No fucking wonder. Those dogs are complete cunts. I've never encountered a "cool" one. They have such an inferiority complex.
 
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Noodleface_sl said:
It's a really cool dog, but it is kind of a jerk. When we moved in she immediately decided no one was allowed to be outside in the entire neighborhood. She does this howl-bark thing at people that walk by. She has made some friends in the neighborhood too, including a Doberman that weighs at least 100 pounds.

Here she is in all of her asshole glory:

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Nice hardwood floors.
 
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Yeah our neighbors have a dog like that, but it's some sort of beagle mix. It literally comes up to our fence and stares at us through our patio door and just bark howls constantly. Our neighbors are nice people but they literally don't give a shit about their dog. Our dog will run the fence with them like 5 times and then go fuck this and shit right in front of them.
 
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Xarpolis_sl said:
Ugh, a JRT? No fucking wonder. Those dogs are complete cunts. I've never encountered a "cool" one. They have such an inferiority complex.
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It's actually a Cojack (yes, they call it that) - a Corgi/JRT. I need a picture of the ears for you to get the full effect. As you can see, not quite as small as a JRT, while still retaining the retarded shape of a Corgi:

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Noodleface_sl said:
They're pretty nice (original, refinished), my wife has this habit of covering them with stupid fucking rugs.
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That shit drives me crazy. My wife keeps trying to, as well. Trouble is, we have two cats, and we've had rugs, and they just get covered in fur. Hardwood cleans up easily and nicely.
 
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lurkingdirk_sl said:
That shit drives me crazy. My wife keeps trying to, as well. Trouble is, we have two cats, and we've had rugs, and they just get covered in fur. Hardwood cleans up easily and nicely.
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Yeah I swept up most of the fur last night but I can't get that shit out of the rugs with a super extreme vacuum.
 
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I don't understand where the hair even comes from. Like literally I'll brush my cat and then the next day there's even MORE hair.

What the christ. Mutant hair-factory.

P.S. roofing sucks and is horrible. It makes you no less of a man to pay a mexican to do that shit.
 
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joeboo_sl said:
Roofing in mid-summer is brutal. Take the outdoor temperature, and add 10-20 degrees since you're up there with no shade on insanely hot asphalt shingles. The heat that radiates off of those things on a hot day is brutal. We replaced my grandfathers roof when I was a teenager, and I honestly thought I was going to die. It was about 90 degrees out, and it had to be at least 110 on his roof. It felt like standing in an oven, with no way to cool down(no shade, in direct sun the whole time)
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10-20 my ass.
I was well adapted to the heat back then ( 80's/90s) due to doing only roofing but there is some days I remember vomiting due to heat. When it is 90 outside a thermal reader on the roof usually showed 140ish in the sun. We wore jeans/long socks and I would still get burns on my legs from it. That said once you got used to it, wasn't so bad. I always dreaded getting the shingles up most. My brother and I would set up 2 ladders and run contests on 2 story roofs often meaning we would be taking up 2! bundles at a time 2 stories to win. Then we got a ladderjack. That is a elevator for shingles. That thing was fucking awesome. On 1 story homes we would just have them drop the shingles close to the house and bench/press/throw the shingles up. Can't do that anymore , last time I did that was in 2010 and it took me all day to get the shingles up, course I had to climb on the roof every 6 bundles or so and move them to position.

As far as suggestions Oneofone I would be more than happy to walk you through every step start to finish, but I need to know what type of house you have, sections, dormers, hip or gables and so forth. You can just post a picture if you like.
 
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