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OK - now let's start fitting the quilt.
Here are some general guidelines. These are things I learned by screwing up. So you don't need to.
The quilt is light - but not THAT light! The manufacturers say that a roll of SF40 weighs 15kg. You need to hold it up to the rafters, stretch it tight diagonally from previous fixings, and then attach it.
Nailguns are heavy (the Paslode weighs 5kg!). Hold two bags of sugar above your head with one hand, stretch a piece of fabric above your head with the other hand, and then press a trigger. You will be tired. You will be hot. You will sweat. TIRED HOT SWEATY PEOPLE HAVE ACCIDENTS.
So work in short bursts. When the sweat runs down your face will be a good time to stop. Our first length took two of us three hours to fit - because the first is most difficult, and we were getting the hang of it. (Yes - pun intentional. Sorry.)
Here are some general guidelines. These are things I learned by screwing up. So you don't need to.
The quilt is light - but not THAT light! The manufacturers say that a roll of SF40 weighs 15kg. You need to hold it up to the rafters, stretch it tight diagonally from previous fixings, and then attach it.
Nailguns are heavy (the Paslode weighs 5kg!). Hold two bags of sugar above your head with one hand, stretch a piece of fabric above your head with the other hand, and then press a trigger. You will be tired. You will be hot. You will sweat. TIRED HOT SWEATY PEOPLE HAVE ACCIDENTS.
So work in short bursts. When the sweat runs down your face will be a good time to stop. Our first length took two of us three hours to fit - because the first is most difficult, and we were getting the hang of it. (Yes - pun intentional. Sorry.)
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Apr 29, 2009. 11:26 AM
jeff-o
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jeff-o
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Yep, it definitely looks like a two person job, at least!
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