Drawing Up the Quantity of Slate tiles Plus Accessories
Yesterday morning and this morning, we continued with the calculations for the Slates and all the accessories to cover our roof. A 18 page spreadsheet was used to quantify the…
Assembly of Skylight Starts ..
Yesterday we started on the task of installing and assembling our Skylight framework for real, right on top of our roof – at last! The first job was to finish…
Final Bit of Preparation on Skylight Joints and Scaffolding Towers Sorted
This morning, we used our new tool for the first time (a power file – a spinning little belt sander) to clean out the slots in all the various framework…
Two Days of Skylight and Kerb Preparations
Yesterday and today, we got down to the task of preparing our Skylight framework and all its individual pieces, to get them ready to be installed up on the top…
Day 2 and 3 of Covering Framework With White Layer
Yesterday and today, we continued with the task of coating the white top coat of the polyester resin on the wooden framework of the Skylight. We finally finished it today…
First White Coat Starts Today
Today, we rubbed down the second layer on all the pieces to get rid of a small number of drips and dribbles, plus also doing this coat of transparent base…
Rub Smooth First Layer and Applied Second Undercoat
Today, we rubbed down all the pieces of our Skylight framework, making sure that any dribbles, drips and sags were removed. It was a slow process and it took most…
Day 1 & 2 of Painting Skylight Framework
Yesterday, we started the process of painting the framework of the Skylight. We first removed all the tarpaulins we had covering things against any possible rain showers, and then unscrewed…
Last Set of Wedge Shaped Battens Fitted
Over the last couple of days, we have been fitting the final set of wedge shaped pieces to the outer rim of the skylight framework. We got interrupted by rain…
Secondary Glazing Battens Fitted
With yesterday’s short afternoon and today’s full day, we continued with the task of fitting the extra battens to all the rafters, the ridge and the outer rim areas, to…