This is a process called packing steel. I made Jeffrey take pictures because I hope to never have to do this again! I have found a whole new respect for my SIL who spent a summer packing steel for her husband. I am impressed! The men make it look sooooo easy, but it really isn't. Not at all. No way!
After bending the steel into a circle and then carrying it to where it needs to be, (which was the easiest part)
You have to plant it into the ground and walk toward it to stand it up. If you don't plant it firmly as you walk toward the end the ten feet of steel that is in the air starts to tip backwards over your shoulder. Which makes you feel like you are going to tip over (just take my word for it, don't try this at home). You can't let go of the steel or it will fling out with an enormous amount of pressure. It must unfold in a controlled manner or someone could get hurt.
Notice that you can't even see the top of the sheet in this pix. The next step is to unfold the sheet and lean it toward the roof where Riky would grab it and walk it up the roof into place while I scramble up the ladder to hold the bottom.
I didn't get as many pix as I would have liked, because this started to happen. Yes, that is the sunset! The whole project becomes a whole lot more challenging when you have to back the vehicles up and turn on the brights to light your way because someone borrowed your shop light. Like we needed more of a challenge when the dew and then frost started to gather on the steel. Nothing like living on the edge!
This is a process called packing steel. I made Jeffrey take pictures because I hope to never have to do this again! I have found a whole new respect for my SIL who spent a summer packing steel for her husband. I am impressed! The men make it look sooooo easy, but it really isn't. Not at all. No way!
After bending the steel into a circle and then carrying it to where it needs to be, (which was the easiest part)
You have to plant it into the ground and walk toward it to stand it up. If you don't plant it firmly as you walk toward the end the ten feet of steel that is in the air starts to tip backwards over your shoulder. Which makes you feel like you are going to tip over (just take my word for it, don't try this at home). You can't let go of the steel or it will fling out with an enormous amount of pressure. It must unfold in a controlled manner or someone could get hurt. 
Notice that you can't even see the top of the sheet in this pix. The next step is to unfold the sheet and lean it toward the roof where Riky would grab it and walk it up the roof into place while I scramble up the ladder to hold the bottom. 
I didn't get as many pix as I would have liked, because this started to happen. Yes, that is the sunset! The whole project becomes a whole lot more challenging when you have to back the vehicles up and turn on the brights to light your way because someone borrowed your shop light. Like we needed more of a challenge when the dew and then frost started to gather on the steel. Nothing like living on the edge!
Dew had gathered on the steel(and some frost), so Jeffrey was put in charge of drying off every sheet.
Michael had to mark every sheet and make dinner, take care of his brothers, and help me when I needed it or when Riky needed something. He was our go to guy!
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