In the last couple of years I have reroofed the dog house and the storage shed. Next year I would like to reroof the 30 year old garage. I am not sure if the plywood is shot underneath but the last guys that reroofed warned me the plywood could be rotting.

I am coming up to 70 yo and still like a challenge. Likely will get a harness even though the roof only starts about 8 feet up.

I would of course need a stretch of 7 dry days as I don't want to get involved in tarps.
Planned course of action:
- remove a few shingles
- see if plywood is rotting and replace if necessary.
- repeat as necessary.
What can possibly go wrong!

I am a big chicken when it comes to heights. As I get older, I am more afraid of it especially if I have to go out to the edge of a roof and look down.

Some time ago, we built a third floor addition in the Hollywood hills. This damn house had the best view of the city but with that, it hangs over the side of a hills. it was only a 4/12 roof, but my crazy framer would go up there with a piece of 2x12x16' and frame that thing. He was basically walking on a piece of lumber 1.5" in width with a nail bag, gun and a piece of huge lumber. That bustard said it was for balance. :eek: I had to get up there to check his work. After spending sometime up there, you get used to the fear and I can go up to th edge and look down. it was about a 5 story drop. I stop doing those jobs.

Roofing a home is the easy part, but hire the tear out unless you like duet and really dirty work. I will roll around in mud with the pigs then to tear out a roof.

Thanks for the advice. I suspect that the insulation could be asbestos as the garage is 30 years old. However I will leave the insulation as is and just replace the plywood if needed.

I have heard from a Calgarian recently that he is planning to demolish an old house and the City code there requires that the asbestos needs to be removed first at a cost of $20k before the demolition. Apparently that is not the case here. You just demolish it and it goes to the dump. I am just trying to extend the life of our garage for a few years. Would like a 3 car garage and new drive pad but am looking at $30k plus.

Good work man! I was struggling to replace one for my kitchen and had no idea how could I do it myself? and you proved that it is not a hard thing to do. What I did was consulted a garbage disposal company in Toronto called Gorilla Bins and they gave me all the advice and support to relocate the garbages in my kitchen. Thanks for sharing the work and it might be useful in future.