Stud Walls Built to help Extend Conservatory
We resumed work on building up the stubby stud walls, on the newly formed concrete block work and foundations, in order to help support the upcoming extension to the Gable…
Section O Battened Up, Gutters Cleaned, Platforms All Tidied Up and Conservatory Stud Walls Started!
Monday, we got on with the task of putting on the three strips of the breathable membrane across the O section, all held down by vertical counter battens. Then by…
M Section All Done and N Half Way There
On Monday, we resumed work on the M section of the roof. The first job was to cut, trim and seal the fibre-glass trough module to fit the top of…
Starting on M Section
Today, at the start of a new week, under a wet cloudy chilly sky, we finished putting up the tile battens on the M section of the roof, all before…
Sorting Oak Timber for Windows
Because we had an interruption of work outside, due to rain all day Wednesday and also Thursday morning, we switched over to doing alternative work indoors. This time, we tackled…
Proceeding with L to N Roof Sections
For our week’s work, we got on with the next three sections, the L, M and N which forms a U shaped inset. We first got all the tile battens…
Flashing for J Hip Complete and the K Roof all Covered in Slates
We started the new week by finishing off the “Hat” covering the Hips for J-K and K-L as well as the ridge between J-L roof slopes. We filled in the…
Gutter Mesh Protector Installed, Corrected Alignment of M-N Valley Trough and Hips plus Ridge “Hat” Created for J K and L Roof Sections
It was a week of lovely dry weather. We started the week by tidying the workshop and completing the making of the Ladder Support stainless steel brackets and setting out…
Sun Shield Installed and very Minor roof repairs done on Living Quarters
Today, in the afternoon, we installed the Sun Shield tarpaulin up over the long corridor in our temporary living quarters . It seems to be very early this year, but…
Rubber Liner for Gutters and Breathable Membrane Covers L, M and N Roof Sections
The work this week was to cover the next three sections of the roof surface with the breathable membrane and protect the wooden Oak guttering with the required rubber material.…