By which I mean yes, I AM using my van as scaffolding.
… look, unlike a ladder, my van will. Not. Fall. Over.
I got a sheet of plywood over the front of the roof with fairly minimal stress (& some assistance from my roommate), but I was hoping I’d be able to climb from the van roof to the tinker’s wagon roof & nope, the height difference is just too much.
![At the bottom of the picture, my shoes. At the top, the rafters of the tinker's wagon. In between is a lot of wall. Also, I'm on a van.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P_20200115_121747_vHDR_On.jpg)
… but it was a start.
![The front wall of the tinker's wagon, which now sports a thin sheet of plywood resting across the rafters.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P_20200118_153931_vHDR_On.jpg)
The next step was to pull the van very close to the SIDE of the tinker’s wagon & work from there, with Inoru standing nearby to call 911 if necessary (& take pics of course).
![Me, a white person, kneeling on top of the van, as seen from below, I'm wielding a drill in each hand & have a probably terrifying grin on my face.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/0TPORZG.jpglarge.jpeg)
BEST IDEA no i have NOT shown these pictures to my mom
![Also from the ground: I'm laying on my belly on top of the tinker's wagon. I'm on top of a sheet of plywood, not just the rafters, because I am not ENTIRELY foolish. I'm wielding a drill.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/c1OyB1ES.jpglarge.jpeg)
… but hey, it’s starting to resemble a roof!
![Inside the tinker's wagon, looking up. That plywood is curving neatly over the rafters & is, in fact, enclosing that corner of the tinker's wagon.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P_20200117_115009_vHDR_On.jpg)
In a patchwork sort of way, because you can’t, alas, buy 4×10 sheets of plywood.
![One of the front corners of the tinker's wagon, from the outside. A separate piece of plywood runs along the lower edge of the roof & is not entirely attached to the bigger pieces, though they overlap.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P_20200118_153921_vHDR_On.jpg)
(pause while Jasper finds somewhere I can order 4×10 sheets of plywood)
![The roof from inside, showing where the two pieces of plywood overlap.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P_20200118_153554_vHDR_On.jpg)
It is not ENTIRELY roof yet but it is LOTS roof!
![Inside the tinker's wagon, showing some roof & also some blue sky with white puffy clouds.](https://www.thevagabondtabby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P_20200117_115052_vHDR_On.jpg)
Next up? MORE ROOF
(turns out you CAN buy 4×10 sheets of plywood MY BAD)
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