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Finally got the walls up!!!Well it's taken almost a month (working all by myself) but I finally got the walls up for my breeder loft. I can't wait til I get the roof and siding on and can actually put birds in the darn thing. Still debating as to whether or not to finish the inside or not. I owe an infinite amount of thanks to Renee' and Everett of Lovebirds Loft for all their encouragement and patience in dealing with my dopey questions. I at one point was going to give up on pigeons and just put ropes and turnbuckles on the platform and turn it into a boxing ring.
I really have come to develop a profound respect for those that can work with wood. It makes me wonder why plumbers make more than carpenters. If anyone knows of a site that gives good mathematical formulas or any other info on building a monopitched roof please post the link(s) in a reply to this post.  Last edited by roxtar; 24th October 2006 at 01:22 AM. 
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Fine JobHI ROXTAR,It looks real good and your doing a fine job. Keep it up you will have aloft that you can be proud of. By the way do you live on the east coast.........GEORGE
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Hey.........looking good. We won the "B" race this week end. Doris won the "A". Guess it was the ladies week this week. Just think of all the fun you're going to have when you get the loft completed. Just be careful out working in all this wind. Don't want to see you come flying by holding onto a sheet of plywood.
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The loft looks very nice. You are a perfectionist.
Renee, congradulations on your win. Feather
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 I have alway enjoyed seeing the guys get a little up tight when you girls win. .GEORGE
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Roxtar - your loft is really lookin' good. We look forward to the final pics...
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LADY WINNERS!! WAY TO GO!
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Roxtar, that is a nice roomy loft you have there. It took 3 of us to build phase one of my pigeon coop, and it took over a week. I applaud you for single handedly doing what you have done.
You can find some information by just goggling mono pitched roofs and it will give you some good ideas. Thank you Pigeon Life for providing this new section on Pigeon Lofts. It is a great addition to the site. 
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No George, I'm in Virginia, the southwest part of the state not too far from Renee'.
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Looks like it is going to be a beautiful loft, can't wait to see updated pics.
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I can't wait til there ARE some updates.
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Sort ofGot started on the roof yesterday and I was all ready to go get the plywood at Lowe's but then this wonderful Virginia weather came and screwed everything up.
 This is turning into a complete disaster and I think I should have just stayed in Florida.So, there's your update. I'm still not ready for any birds. I'll see you in the 2014 YB season LOL. Last edited by roxtar; 7th November 2006 at 01:52 PM. Reason: I'm an idiot that can't put together a complete thought.
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 So, you've got the siding up? How about another picture??
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Well I almost got the roof finished before the sun went down (I had to go to dinner with the family so my work day got cut kind of short). I didn't want to make it too steep since I'm more than likely going to be putting the plywood and shingles on by myself. My brother helped me get all the rafters cut and my wife helped me get them hung.
It's just after midnight and it's raining right now. Hopefully it'll clear up before morning so I can finish up.  **BTW** If you've never cut rafters before get yourself a copy of this book along with a speed square. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of the whole process which is pretty simple once you've done it, but can be a real pain if you don't have any experience. Last edited by roxtar; 11th November 2006 at 10:11 PM.
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Hey, looking good...........Going to be windy today.........don't get blown off the roof!!!
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