When we moved into our new house (older, but new to us) back in February, the insurance company took one look at the roof and threatened to drop our coverage if we did not get a new one. Back in May I did a roof color poll HERE to help decide on a color. The majority of you voted for charcoal and I decided that it gave the best contrast with our red brick house. The roofers started in the middle of June, but did not finish until the middle of July (They had said it would take 1-2 weeks). It rained almost every day while we were getting the new roof on and one night it was pouring while the roofers hammered away trying to get some protection on our roof. Luckily we had no leaks and we ended up with a pretty good looking roof. I waited until now to post the after photo, since the trees blocked the view of the roof.

 Before with the shake roof.

After with the charcoal architectural shingles. We also painted the front door navy blue.

The insurance company was right about needing a new roof. Every day I would pick up fallen shingles from the flower beds.

 When the roofers removed these shakes we found hundreds of wasp nests.

To save money we did all the clean-up and ended up filling 3 dumpsters.

The house was too big of a project for us to do, but my husband was able to do the shed himself and save a little money there.

Now that the roof is finished, I'm excited to work on more fun projects like creating a smart home!

93rd Penny Pinching Party - Roof Update

We are finally getting our new roof!

As soon as the roofers took the old shakes off it started raining! They are up their now at 10:00 PM trying to nail on the tar paper while it pours rain and lightning flashes all around. I hope that thin paper holds up to the rain. They still have about half the roof to take off before they can start getting the new roof up. Hopefully the color we chose will look good with the house. The old shake roof had hundreds of wasp nests, spider nests, and moss and I am glad to get rid of it. Hopefully I will have a new roof next week so I can post pictures of the color we chose. This isn't really a thrifty post since we are paying to have the roof done, but we are doing the clean-up ourselves which has saved us some money. All of the mess you see in the picture below, was our job to clean-up. It was actually fun working as a family. Hopefully it will still be fun when we clean up the front yard tomorrow.

This party is for any money saving ideas that you would like to share. Examples: Home improvement projects, recipes, ways to cut bills, thrifting, upcycling projects, tips, organizing ideas, whatever...

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1. Beaded Yarn Wreath	2. Copycat McGriddles	3. Kid's room before n after	4. Perched Little Birdies
5. DIY Nursery Room	6. Burlap Topiaries	7. Pineapple Coleslaw	8. Home Team Wreath
9. Embellished Mirror for Kiddo	10. Baptism decor from Dollar Tree	11. Chocolate Oat Chewies	12. Shoe refashion
13. Dead Tree + Fake Flower Awesomeness	14. Painted Birth Announcement Sign	15. Apple Dumplings	16. Your Butt will look awesome! Promise!
17. Sonotube Wine Rack	18. Roving Rock	19. Bulletin board redo	20. Homemade Milky Way Candy Bars
21. Corn Dog Cookies	22. Organizing the Boys Room	23. Yummy Easy Hamburger Pie	24. Every Kid Needs a Tree House
25. No heat needed curls	26. {God Bless} Shelf Sitter	27. Atomic Chicken	28. Rosette Cupcake Candle
29. Summer Fun	30. Black and white...	31. Cabinet Door to Art	32. French Coffee Table
33. How to Strip Furniture	34. How To Cover and Label Your Own Books	35. Updating Outdoor Furniture	36. photo frame gallery
37. Potato Shell Taco Pie	38. Summer Veggie Burlap Wreath	39. Old World Raspberry Bars	40. Simple, Thrifty Decorations
41. let there be light	42. Garden Chair Bench	43. A Piece for me!	44. Tom&Pep
45. A Sweet Recipe

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