This shows what it looks like trying to hold everything in place while the adhesive cures. Clamps, clamps, and more clamps.
Add to that a bunch of weight - (batteries are heavy), so I used 4 of them, and added some water jugs.
That holds things in place pretty well for curing. Curing takes about 3 hours.
Add to that a bunch of weight - (batteries are heavy), so I used 4 of them, and added some water jugs.
That holds things in place pretty well for curing. Curing takes about 3 hours.
By the way. What ya gonna do, when you don't have enough hands, and are too lazy to go get a bag or box to transport a bunch of plastic clamps?
Well, I used the beltline of my pants.. LOL>>>...
Yea, yea, stop laughing. If you haven't done it, you have probably thought about it.
Well, I used the beltline of my pants.. LOL>>>...
Yea, yea, stop laughing. If you haven't done it, you have probably thought about it.
Here is another pic of the beginning of adding another layer of plywood on the back of the roof.
After cutting this piece, I test fit it, and put 4 gallons of water at the end of the 4' piece. You can see that the plywood does not conform very well to the layer underneath it. (red arrow).
That also is with the very edge of the plywood not fully flat with the edge of the lower layer. All I had on at this point were the plastic clamps on the edge, so adding steel clamps would buckle this part of the plywood up even a little more.
After cutting this piece, I test fit it, and put 4 gallons of water at the end of the 4' piece. You can see that the plywood does not conform very well to the layer underneath it. (red arrow).
That also is with the very edge of the plywood not fully flat with the edge of the lower layer. All I had on at this point were the plastic clamps on the edge, so adding steel clamps would buckle this part of the plywood up even a little more.
Adding a little extra pressure, takes care of the problem here, but like I said, increases the pressure at the top of the roof where the plywood straightens out.
Here you can see how far apart the 2 pieces are with these clamps.
Adding more pressure to hold the plywood down will also result in the plywood popping up a little bit more under the water jugs.
Adding more pressure to hold the plywood down will also result in the plywood popping up a little bit more under the water jugs.
Here is the beginning of trying to fit a piece of plywood there. I used some plastic clamps to help hold the end down and some water filled jugs to help with the section towards the center.
Even though it may look pretty good, the clamped end is not fully down, but sticking up just a touch. Going to have to clamp that with a stronger clamp to get it down.
If you look at the section under the water jugs, the plywood there is sticking up just a touch.
Even though it may look pretty good, the clamped end is not fully down, but sticking up just a touch. Going to have to clamp that with a stronger clamp to get it down.
If you look at the section under the water jugs, the plywood there is sticking up just a touch.
Finally a day without rain. Nice, pleasant day today.
Anyhow, this pic is of the rear of the roof. When I put the 1/4" plywood on, originally, I added a little extra overhang at the back.
The red arrow points to where the last roof joist is, and everything to the left of those screws, is just kind of "hanging" there, as in an overhang. Yes, I have plans for that overhang later.
However, the yellow arrow points to where I slid this last piece of plywood in under the next piece. Therefore, there is a 1/4 in difference in height where the yellow arrow is.
I need to cover this last piece with another piece of 1/4 inch plywood, so the roof is level.
Let me tell you, having a curved roof, has been both a blessing and a curse, if you know what I mean.
It is definitely much easier to work with square, flat surfaces. Since the sides are rounded, and this last piece slopes downward a little bit, it's a bit of a "trip" to get the plywood to fit correctly. Hey, I did it. I have no one else to blame but myself.
Anyhow, this pic is of the rear of the roof. When I put the 1/4" plywood on, originally, I added a little extra overhang at the back.
The red arrow points to where the last roof joist is, and everything to the left of those screws, is just kind of "hanging" there, as in an overhang. Yes, I have plans for that overhang later.
However, the yellow arrow points to where I slid this last piece of plywood in under the next piece. Therefore, there is a 1/4 in difference in height where the yellow arrow is.
I need to cover this last piece with another piece of 1/4 inch plywood, so the roof is level.
Let me tell you, having a curved roof, has been both a blessing and a curse, if you know what I mean.
It is definitely much easier to work with square, flat surfaces. Since the sides are rounded, and this last piece slopes downward a little bit, it's a bit of a "trip" to get the plywood to fit correctly. Hey, I did it. I have no one else to blame but myself.
Today started off just like yesterday, wet. Eventually, it stopped raining, and started to dry off a little bit.
I decided to go out and pull the rubber back up front, so I could try to finish the sanding that I needed to do.
I did manage to finish up the sanding on the last part of the roof that had not been done.
You can see on the right side of this pic, that the driveway is still partly wet.
After finishing sanding, I put the rubber back in place and attached the straps again.
Less than 2 minutes after I strapped it down, it started raining again. Lol. At least it waited long enough for me to finish.
I decided to go out and pull the rubber back up front, so I could try to finish the sanding that I needed to do.
I did manage to finish up the sanding on the last part of the roof that had not been done.
You can see on the right side of this pic, that the driveway is still partly wet.
After finishing sanding, I put the rubber back in place and attached the straps again.
Less than 2 minutes after I strapped it down, it started raining again. Lol. At least it waited long enough for me to finish.
Well, I woke up this morning, and .... actually this was yesterday morning. I had planned to finish sanding the roof yesterday, but, alas, it was wet, as this pic shows.
Unfortunately, it stayed that way all day. According to the weather forecast, there was no more than a 10% chance of rain, so it used all of the 10% plus.
Before I could finish my cup of coffee, it started raining. Rained on and off all day. Bummer.
Unfortunately, it stayed that way all day. According to the weather forecast, there was no more than a 10% chance of rain, so it used all of the 10% plus.
Before I could finish my cup of coffee, it started raining. Rained on and off all day. Bummer.
