Today there are roofers on our roof. They are very loud.
On Friday, I ignored a phone call from our contractors. It turns out I should have picked up. I found out later (from Eric) that they were calling to let us know they could do the roof on Saturday and someone would be dropping off the roofing supplies that afternoon. So suddenly a large truck was in my driveway, and I had no idea why! Oops!
Anyway, we were glad they could do Saturday because that would mean Eric would be home. The dumpster was delivered at 7:30 am. Eric was at bible study, so I got up when they knocked to let us know it was here. Then I worked around the house and (when he got home) Eric hung out waiting, having found a great excuse not to mow the lawn (ie, the roofers would be throwing things in the grass). 9:00 am – no roofers. Noon – no roofers. At 2:00, Eric finally called our contractor. He checked on it and called us back.
Um…he was very sorry but the rain on Friday put the crews behind schedule and they wouldn’t be here until Monday. Would that be okay?
Um…sure. So this morning at 7:00 am, the roofers arrived. Eric was just finishing getting dressed, so he answered the door when they rang the bell. Of course, I figured I’d better just get up, too, so I did. But I’m hoping that such an early start means they’ll finish very quickly. I mean, we don’t have that big of a roof. And until they’re done, it just sounds like a major thunderstorm is camped directly above our house. Good times!
Other than that, the weekend was good. I cleaned and did chores around the house. My family came up for Mothers Day and had a good visit, I think. And that’s about all that I have for today…Happy Monday!
In central Florida you can’t do a roof in a day…they have added a bunch of inspections at different phases.
Is it all quiet at your place now?
@bethelaine – Funny! When I typed it, I started singing the oldies song by the Drifters (“When this old world starts getting me down, and people are just to much for me to take…”).
ugh to the noisey roofers at 7:00 AM!! i hope they’ve quieted down by now!
ever since i read the title of your post this morning, i’ve been singing that christmas song “up on the roof-top, click, click, click….. down through the chimmney with good saint nick!” oh wait, i think the actual lyrics are “house-top” not “roof-top”. either way, the song is in my head.
Roofing is a very noisy task. But, better to get it done than have puddles showing up at the most inconvenient times!
What a coincidence! Our roofers finished the outside of the roof Saturday. At least then, they didn’t show up until 9am, though, which was fine with me. This week they’ll do the inside, the ceiling of our dining room. I’m excited to be getting it taken care of, and then I have crazy redecorating plans. We may even do some shifting of what all the rooms are used for and start knocking out walls. But I’ll see how my husband feels about all that. Best of luck getting all of that taken care of!