Yet another hole, a roof and some windows....

Well, another hole appeared and disappeared over weds and thurs. This is the back door and Rob has removed the existing single skin outside wall and is running the new double-skin wall up to the joint with the utility room. The wall will be thicker so we'll have to work out what to do inside.


Rob and Geoff battening the rear roof. You can see two of the three Velux windows - one arrived with a damaged frame so the roof has stopped until that gets delivered (weds) and the guys can finishing battening between the windows then start tiling. We are going for new Brazilian slate apparently!


Here is the whole house again. The Velux will have the usual grey outer when they're done, but they have a white inner as the ceiling will be white. The main roof has been delayed. Our building regs drawings specified no floor in the loft and standard computer designed joists. Geoff asked if we wanted a traditional roof which would give us more space inside which of course we said yes to, as we wanted to walk around... 'Ah, you want a floor'... So back to Howard the structural engineer for some re-calcs - a traditional roof uses the side walls to carry load so he has to check the ground floor RSJs are upto it... Another delay. Useful Geoff spotted the design issue - just wish we had all spotted it earlier so we weren't waiting on Howard. Once the calcs are back, Geoff can order the roof materials and get it up. Once that is tiled, the glass can go in everywhere (the windows are ordered) and we'll be weather tight - time to ask the bank for more money!