A ROOF!

Thursday morning saw me celebrating with tea all round as the roof was completed. YIPPEE! Just in time for the snowfall Thursday night.  Now by the standards of those living in countries where snow lasts from November to May this was an insignificant amount, but even so I was relieved that we were weatherproof before snow fell.

On another positive note, we have windows along the upstairs hall corridor and windows in the two new bedrooms. 

The studwork for the new bathroom is also taking shape which reminds us that we need to choose and order our bathroom suite.

I can see the makings of a storage cupboard.  There are electric wires now trailing across ceilings indicating placements of light fittings and switches.







The negative side to all our gains is a dodgy phoneline. As slates progressed across the roof our telephone connection became intermittent. Finally things settled down and we were left with internet, the capacity to receive phonecalls sounding as if on apparatus from the early 1900's and the complete inability to  telephone out. Outward calls necessitate walking out into the middle of the field behind the house and using the mobile. In this chilly weather it's making for some very succinct conversations.

Brrrrr

… the temperature’s dropped here in the south of the uk and coincidentally we have just had the roof removed from the whole of the house.

When it was time to think about joining the roof of the new extension to that of the old house it became apparent that the whole house needed a new roof!  Decisions, decisions – do we forego the kitchen and get the roof or wait and do a little patching until we have saved some more.  In the end we went with the sensible, though not exciting option, of a new roof and the kitchen will have to wait awhile.

So up with more scaffolding at the front of the house as well as the back.

Off with the old slates and on with the new felt and batons.

Next week we should see the new slates over the whole roof but until then we have to turn up the heating and hope the snow holds off.