Friday, 19 November 2010


























South side of the roof nearly complete...

Thursday, 18 November 2010

Day 219 - north side of the roof complete


























The completed north side of the roof...

























The roof overhang on the west elevation.

























Roof sheets complete on the north side of the roof.

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Day 217


























Roof sheet progressing on the south side of the roof (the north side was too icy to continue with and didn't really thaw before it re froze!).

Sunday, 14 November 2010

Day 215 - clay render on front elevation complete













































Our weekends work - completing the clay render on the front elevation.

Friday, 12 November 2010

Day 213



























Yesterday was too windy to fit any aluminium sheets, today was boarder line.  Damn weather!!  We managed to finish off the cut sheets around the rooflight but it was too windy to fit any of the full length sheets.

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Day 211 - Aluminium sheet begun


























The first day's progress...

























The complicated junction with the roof light flashings and roof sheet at the bottom of the roof light.

























Starting to go round the first roof light.












































What the view from the underside will be like...












































First aluminum roof sheet fitted.

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Day 208



























Render complete on west gable and 1/2 complete on east gable.

Saturday, 6 November 2010

Day 207 - clay render begun














































3/4 of the render complete on the west elevation.












































The first rendered panel...

























The clay render mixed up and ready to go.  Mix is 1:2:1 (clay slip: sand: chopped straw).

























Emptying out the chopped straw.

























We found a leaf collector a quicker to cut the straw (to go in the clay render) than the garden shredder.

























Street view

Monday, 1 November 2010

Day 202


























Bars and brackets fitted on the other side of the roof, along with insect mesh at eaves and gables.