Bateman scarves

Storm Daragh brought strong winds and snow here. A test for the roof and a break from building for me. Finally finished weaving the Bateman boulevards scarves, just fringes and finishing to do.

Roof works complete

The abutment flashing against Alain's house was not the nightmare I had feared and in the end went up fairly easily and the rendering above looks pretty neat now.

Susie and I managed to haul the last sheets onto the roof with just the two of us. The ridge however was a nightmare to fit as the roof is too steep and slippery to stand astride the ridge. So the only possibility was to be on a rope from one side or other, but with each section of ridge 2m long it was almost impossible for the rope not to squash the piece of  ridge I was trying to position and fix, or the rope to be in the way. Eventually after a day of cursing it was done.

Verges and eaves followed and yesterday the gutters to the rear. Rheinink gutters have a monopoly here, which is a pain as they have to be soldered with expensive equipment. As I've reused the old gutters they're a bit mishapen too, so I ll probably silicon and rivet the sections together when the weather is dryer.

The front gutter will be more difficult as the eaves steps as the building gets wider. It ll have to wait as rain wind and snow are forecast next week. Windows and doors have been ordered, but it ll probably next spring before they arrive.