Author Archives: ian

I missed the blog yesterday. There was just too much to do. With Peter leaving today, the pressure was on. The priority has been to get two-man jobs done. These included putting up the long barge and fascia boards. This is difficult, … Continue reading →

The first problem of the day was the discovery that we didn’t have enough copper guttering. It took me a few hours to search around Thonon looking for copper at a sensible price. I failed and ended up at Gedimat … Continue reading →

General progress today. We finished off the fixings on the new part of the ridge, which we had left due to yesterday’s winds. Next we stripped the tin from the valley and clambered about the frame to fix the valley … Continue reading →

After a night of high winds (everything stayed in place) we woke to sunshine and showers. Not fancying final adjustments on the ridge, we began work on the eve. The tongue and groove boards were nailed on. It took a while to … Continue reading →

After a night’s rain we had to clear up. We’d taken the ridge tiles off the completed roof to try to fix the ridge board. The water ran down the inside of the roof on the sarking board and came … Continue reading →

After nearly 2 continuous weeks work it was time for a bit of a rest. We needed to go to Thonnon to get more snow hooks and make a visit to a nearby friend . Thonnon was as difficult as ever. There … Continue reading →

We needed our wood delivery, due yesterday. Without this we began clearing the remaining tin around the valley. We stacked the tiles out of the way and checked the state of the ridge. The wood finally arrived at around 12. … Continue reading →

Our planned delivery of an extra length of wood was delayed until tomorrow. This slowed us down as we couldn’t finish up the rafters and push on. However, we cleared the last of the old wood where the extra piece … Continue reading →

After a little rain last night, we made a slow start. The final set of rafters needed to meet the ridge board and be set at the right height. The ridge pole has seen some damp and worm over the … Continue reading →

Fixing the lower rafters in place involved measuring the overhang of the eve and keeping them the same. We completed this and stood back to admire the work when we realised the line was all wrong. The eve didn’t line … Continue reading →