Monthly Archives: August 2010

Rain rain rain. And some more rain. It’s now been raining since about 2pm and has not stopped. Looks like is going to continue all night. It even rains when the sun’s out. It took us several hours to get … Continue reading →

With Peter’s help thing have really moved. First we stripped a line to check how the rafters lie. With it all looking good, we stripped the lower part of the roof and started rebuilding.

Not a spectacularly successful day. (Thursday) It didn’t start well and got worse. Spent the morning in the doctor’s waiting room. Charles needed his knee checking after last night’s accident. Several hours later and we made it back to the … Continue reading →

As you might have forecast, the showers were in fact torrential. Shame the weather forecast can’t get it right. We couldn’t sheet the roof as it still has hundreds of sharp nails sticking up. So we sheeted up the floor … Continue reading →

Work starts for real. Hours on the computer. Lost sleep planning things over and over. In the end, you just need to take the old roof off. Removing to old snow stops, only a few years after replacing them. These … Continue reading →

Another failure to comprehend scale …. the tiles arrive Now it’s real …. Terreal At this point, I’m rechecking my calculations …. Now we just need them on top … They’re everywhere

Yesterday I left the house at 9:30am and returned at 5pm. So no building work. Visited the bank for large quantities of cash. Went to see Mr Maxit at the saw mill and settle the bill … french style. Set … Continue reading →

Made a small start. First I unpacking the car (2 hrs). Then arranged the scaffold tower outside near the low part of the roof. It’s quite a view up there. Made a start at last. Took down the chimney. The … Continue reading →

Finally arrived after weeks of planning. Drove down yesterday with the car loaded to the limit. 8 hrs driving, 35 to the gallon. The car handled fine despite the weight. Can’t wait to see the wood! So this is what … Continue reading →