{"id":3210,"date":"2022-07-07T18:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:59:41","slug":"a-slightly-more-successful-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/07\/a-slightly-more-successful-job\/","title":{"rendered":"A slightly more successful job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I finished the last post by describing my plan to cover the shed roof with a tarpaulin. Dissatisfied and impatient, I executed it two days later. The task was much easier than I had expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was well prepared, having run the procedure in my head many times, even at the beginning when I was considering which of felt and tarp to use for the roof. So, when Amazon delivered the 3m x 4m tarp, I already knew that I had to use holdfasts to secure it against the wind whilst I worked, that I had to fold the slack so that it fit on the 2.5m x 3m roof, that I had to fasten it with washers and screws, and that I definitely had to stand on a thick board when I was on the roof. Starting the repair as soon as I signed off work, I finished in just about one hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later that evening, the rain that was forecast arrived, and I could assess whether the job was good enough. I was pleased to see that water did not leak into the shed\u2014everything inside remained dry. But I was concerned by water puddles remaining on the roof for a few days after the rain stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My other worry is about the quality of the tarp. With a weight of 90 grams per square metre (gsm), it is noticeably thinner than my other 150 gsm tarp used to collect garden rubbish. I am not confident that it will last long against exposure to the weather, foxes, and the neighbourhood cats. This said, I console myself with the thought that the tarp is cheap and easy to replace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"3211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/07\/a-slightly-more-successful-job\/dsc_0005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_0005.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,724\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_0005-1024x686.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_0005.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_0005-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_0005-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC_0005-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finished the last post by describing my plan to cover the shed roof with a tarpaulin. Dissatisfied and impatient, I executed it two days later. The task was much easier than I had expected. I was well prepared, having run the procedure in my head many times, even at the beginning when I was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1j9q5-PM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5150,"url":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/02\/more-work-on-the-shed\/","url_meta":{"origin":3210,"position":0},"title":"More work on the shed","author":"Eddy Young","date":"2 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"My mood dropped when I saw the new roof leaking after the first heavy rainfall since it was put up last week. Granted the problem is less bad than with the old disintegrating roof, its reappearance is still disheartening. As the job was paid for cash-in-hand, I have little recourse\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251030_161501-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251030_161501-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251030_161501-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251030_161501-150x150.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251030_161501-150x150.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_20251030_161501-150x150.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3284,"url":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/hit-and-miss\/","url_meta":{"origin":3210,"position":1},"title":"Hit and miss","author":"Eddy Young","date":"22 August 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The results of my film development are still hit and miss. Here are samples from yet another roll that was started in 2018 and finished just this month. I set the camera to ISO 400 for the Agfa Vista 200 film. 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I nodded knowingly and, for my foolishness, ended up buying a pack of overpriced leather wipes. Anyway\u2014 Today we turn back the clock, switching from British\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4601,"url":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/08\/up-caesars-camp-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":3210,"position":3},"title":"Up Caesar&#8217;s Camp again","author":"Eddy Young","date":"8 March 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello, Spring. It looks like the good weather will persist throughout the weekend and into next week. Today, P and I climbed up Caesar's Camp. As usual, the view from the top made the climb worth it. 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