DONE!!!! Finally got the tower re-roofed. Alex (my son), Kirby (FF and tower owner) and I spent a long day last Saturday and put a new roof on Kirby's firetower. Could not start until early afternoon due to boy's ball games in the AM and Spring Fling at their school. Here are some teaser picts...still have video and stills from my GoPRo knockoff that need to be downloaded.
Alex was the primary engineer and "doer" for the job...he devised the ladder/scaffold with big J hooks, straps, etc...measured and cut the metal to fit...installed the metal with his power tools, etc. Kirby and I were mules and go-fers...we all did LOTS of circuits up and down stairs. I set up a rappel and made quite a few raps to get down quickly and then hump gear back up. Kirby has a pulley system set up on a continuous loop so anything that fit into buckets we pullied up. But all the metal roofing was hand carried and then manipulated through the trap door, out windows and up to Alex. The tower overlooks the Rockmart airport...we watched skydivers all day make umpteen jumps while we worked.