Works on the gable end nearly finished (including the new window) and hopefully the parts arrive tomorrow to allow me to finish the ridge and verge. Maybe by the end of the week things will be watertight.

Roof on!

Work progressed non-stop last week as there was a short weather window at the weekend. On Wednesday I discovered that the roofing supplier Joris Ide had sent the ridge and ridge liner bent to the wrong angle and omitted several keys components.  After frantic phone calls a resupply was promised for Friday. Calls went out for much needed help to lift the panels onto the roof. Things were looking pretty desperate as almost everyone I knew was going to be away that weekend...then Pete Booth came to the rescue! He promised to come with three workaways (Alex, Kat and Rob). Together with Sheri, Michiel and John we had a chance!

At 10.00 we started. I d pre drilled about Two thirds of the panels but there still some prep to do before we could start lifting. I d worked out the sequence of installation and at about 12 we got the first set of three panels up. The scaffolding went up and down many times and it was hard work, but by the end of the day we had 20 of the 24 panels up.  Pete and his helpers thankfully promised to return on Sunday morning to get the last 4 placed. 

The last one was the most complicated and early in the morning I built a sledge that we hauled up the roof carrying the last panel before finally tipping it into place.

 

More supply problems when I discovered Joris Ide had sent the wrong profile fillers for the ridge and I was about 150 stitchers screws short. The company is a shit show! Supply of the profile fillers might take a week or more, so today before the deluge I fitted the flashings against the neighbours house and tried my best to wrap the ridge up. Hopefully it will survive the coming wind, rain and possibly snow!

Latest progress

The remaining purlins were installed (heavy) and then the balcony structure erected. Impending rain led to hastily applied plastic covers, finished in the nick of time! 

Today brief dry spells allowed for building the stone walls between the trusses...2/3 finished. The roof fabricator supplied the ridge pieces at the wrong angle...hoping for a speedy re-supply to take advantage of a weather window later in the week.

Roof progress

Two days of effort with Michiel's help and the roof structure is progressing.