Damn. As I write this, our roof is being removed by the shovelful. The raining debris and house-shaking noise evokes the excitement/terror of a natural disaster — I don’t know whether to weep or yell, yee-haw! (I’m inclined toward the latter.) The crew seems to be a conscientious bunch. They thoughfully moved items they knew would be in the way (a task that was our responsibility), though the hedge which flanks our house has been dinged by falling debris (that debris is now being redirected). It turns out that we have 4 layers on our roof. 4. That means that the weight of the debris is 30% more than anticipated. No small thing. Oh, and by the way:

Re-Roofing - FHA will accept a maximum of 3 layers of existing roofing. If more than 2 layers exist and repair is necessary, then all old roofing must be removed as part of the re-roofing. (4905.1 REV-1, 2-12)

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ref/sfhp1-24.cfm

I’m sure more house secrets will be revealed as the work progresses.

I made this little quicktime movie of some of the debris falling action. I apologize that, without thinking, I shot it at a 90 degree angle and I don’t think one can rotate movie clips (at least not in my software). Ah, well — it just adds to the the tension.

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