Before long they were unloaded and up on the roof in freezing cold conditions, wind and rain. The original dormer roof brought the first laugh of the day as it lived up to expectations of the usual botch job of the former owner with quite an interesting patchwork effect:
They started to strip off all the slates and on the land-side of the roof discovered numerous holes in the underfelt which they've patched temporarily. Part of the sea-side of the roof has also been stripped off and sheeted up against the weather:
Another example of the type of workmanship we've found which the previous owner carried out:
Fortunately, it didn't rain this afternoon so they were able to get a good day in before Mike's chicken chasseur tonight (laced with half a bottle of brandy and a bottle of wine).
It looks as though it may be possible to salvage some of the slates to use on the land-side of the roof after all, we'll have to wait until they've been checked thoroughly.
3 comments:
is that a pic of your house
The thumbnail picture under "About me" is the rear of the house which overlooks the sea. All the other pictures in the blog are of the same house taken during various stages of the renovation.
Wow it's all go go go now at yours, isn't it?!
Good stuff. Hope the wind and rain isn't too extreme before you get the new roof on!
BB
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