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…
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.…
Section J Fully Covered in Slates, K All Battened Up and Guttering Complete Along Back of Building
Another week is done, apart from two days of interruptions (due to a day of rain and two half days of other commitments), we had a good week of work.…
Slates on J Roof and Progress on Gutters
Another week is done and we are progressing on the roof putting Slates on the J roof segment and Guttering on the next four sections from L to O. We…
Ladder Support System Created, Roof Section I complete and Kerb Flashing Done
We resumed work in new week by continuing slating the I section of the roof, Creating a roof ladder support system and getting the flashing line of slates onto the…
Slates Start Going Up!
For this week’s worth of work, with lots of weather interruptions along the way, we started the actual process of putting up our Slates! Using our new collection of tools…
Slate Cutting tool, Nail Containers and Slate Spacing Guides
Today, following on from Saturday’s work, we designed and built a slate cutting guillotine with supporting stand which has rubbish collection built in. The guillotine sits on top of the…