A hook-up
The roofer has fixed roof hooks to the rib beams on the south side of the roof. These will allow us to put up pv panels in the future....
Rotten luck
Sleep will not come. I lie awake listening to the rain falling. Rain as heavy as my heart. Yesterday evening I watched the rain running...
In the doldrums
There is a low pressure weather system stuck over us. This means that we've had/are having/will be having a lot of rainfall. The tiles...
Men on a hot tile roof
After the initial set-backs the roofers are now cracking on with the tiling in spite of the heat wave we are experiencing (temperatures...
Battened down
Last week we had more rain accompanied by gales so the strawbales got another soaking. The tilers were here for two days during which...
Bug Out
We have stainless steel insect mesh covered vents in the sarking at the ridge and eaves. The vents ensure a good flow of air over the...
Waterboarding
We have used Knauf Aquapanel exterior cement board to create the facia and soffits at the gable ends. The Aquapanel is fixed to the gable...
A false start
Yesterday the roofers arrived to begin tiling. They had expected the timber for the battens to be delivered on Tuesday. When it wasn't...
Then the rain came down
We had a helluva lot of rain last week. Over 1 inch fell on Thursday alone. The river topped its banks at East Burton, the fields were...
I don't care... when the weatherman says it's raining
The sarking is now in place and has been covered with breathable membrane. We have left a 40mm gap in the sarking at the ridge to allow...
