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Posted by Noozer on June 11, 2007, 6:43 am
>I am building a lean-to on a shed. I extended the roof and was able
> to get some matching corrigated tin for the roof. The original shed
> is not exactly square, so the new roof is not exactly square either.
> Rather than try to cut each sheet to length and compensate for the
> slight crookedness of the roof, I just installed the sheets whole, and
> left the ends hang over the edge of the roof. Now I want to cut that
> entire edge, and want it 3 inches beyond the facia board. The plan is
> to run a chalk line. The problem is that I dont have anyone available
> to hold the other end of the line. Since there is no wood under this
> end of the tin, just the tin itself. how can I hook the starter end of
> the chalkline? Yes, I did think of putting a sheetmetal screw in the
> end, but is there something easier, and that screw would leave part of
> the drilled hole in my cut line.
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