And then I started with the roof. I chose to do a standing seam metal roof on this structure. And I used empty beverage cans to make the roof panels. So I am still at zero dollars for the thing.
Nice standing seam, did you bend by eye or use a jig ?
Dave, I measure. The flats are about 1/2 inch, and the seams are about 1/8 inch high. I say about, because I am using a hand-held bending tool, so nothing comes out exact. That’s why each measurement is made from the end of the sheet as I go, so little inaccuracies don’t add up.
I probably should have made a jig, ala Yogi Wallace, but I didn’t.
It doesn’t need a jig the way it came out looks great
I agree, you don’t need a jig…I’m the one who needs to stop eyeballing everything!
And why haven’t you finished the roof? My guess is you haven’t drank enough of that fancy expensive lager yet??
LOL, I did mess up a panel tonight. So, before bed, I will be adding more material to the stockpile.
Thanks Dave and John.
Why haven’t I finished the roof yet? Well I do work a full time job, like many of us here. I am still fighting my cold. I still have other “obligations”, and I am just plain lazy sometimes.
The roof progresses.
Last night’s progress.
Tonight’s progress.
After the glue has had a chance to set up (tomorrow) the rear roof will be trimmed to size. I also opened up 4 more beverage containers tonight. I mean, I cut them open to use for roofing material.
LOL, thanks Boomer
My assistant doesn’t seam to care, but progress continues.
Very nice paint scheme on that roof.
Well, David, you finally drank enough…er…found enough…material for your roof! When this challenge is over, I really hope you’ll show exactly how you formed the tin. It looks fantastic.
You must be over your cold. You know what Mark Twain said when he was in San Francisco and caught a bad cold: “I called a friend and he said to drink a quart of whiskey. I called another friend, and he said the same thing. That made half a gallon.”
Yes I agree it does look fantastic. Please share how you bent the roofing. Regards,Ron
Looks very very nice!!!
Out of curiosity, what glue are you using to attach the beer cans…errr roofing materials to the wooden subroof??
Doc Tom
Thanks Ron, John and Tom.
I am using Goop to secure my roof panels. I I have a hand held tool in lue of an official bending brake. So my bends aren’t all accurate, but they aren’t too bad, and round these parts we apply the 10 foot (or 2 meter) rule quite liberally.
John I have been saving up material for a while now. Now if you excuse me, I need to stagger back into the other room and do a little more work before bed time.
Very nice work Maynard !
Thanks Rooster.
Tonight I trimmed the roof to size.
And in doing so I damaged the roof in 2 places, on the rear side of the roof. 
So I cut some flat strips to fit between the ridges and glued them over the damaged areas. Since the metal is so thin, it should be difficult to tell once the roof is painted.
The picture shows one of the repairs, the one next to it got repaired right after the photo was taken.
For some reason this build is making me thirsty!
Nico, me too. But during the actual build, I just drink coffee or iced tea.
This morning, in preparation for painting the roof, I went over the roof with a pencil eraser, to remove any excess glue. Once I get all the glue spots off of the panels, then I can mask off the roof, and paint it. Yee Haw! painting, that means I am getting close to being done.
Before painting the roof, I made and installed the ridge caps.
Then I masked off the building and sprayed the roof with primer.
LOL Boomer. But the primer let me find a few spots that I needed to sand smooth. And who said that I was a city folk?
Today marks a first for me. Today was the first time I had to use an umbrella to spray paint outside in a snow shower.
To date I haven’t spent any money, even the umbrella was free.
