Week starting 9th March - Roof no. 2

This week has been dedicated to the roof on the higher end of the house.

This started with covering the wooden structure with the '17 component foil' insulation which was not without the odd curse - due to the wind. All the insulation has to be carefully sealed with tape, and on this part of the roof required plenty of cutting to shape.

The roof was then counter battened then a layer of breathable felt membrane was put on top of the batons. This was then all battened again before tiling could be considered.

The valleys were strengthened with 25 cm x 3 cm valley boards. Zinc valleys were then made to fit.

Tiling has been started; this is requiring a large number of tiles to be cut to fit, due to the shape of the roof. The ridges are being mortared into position as the tiles are going on.