Roof progress

The roof is progressing well. All the insulation is complete - amazing how much quicker it goes with lovely new square beams rather than the wonky ones we have upstairs. We are only putting 10cm in which admittedly is a lot less too.

The tiling is all done as well (yes Doug is doing end of season service of the skis)

Do you see the pattern in the end bit of roof? I cut the tiles for that. V exciting (what a sad life I lead!)

The end of a the tiles are shaped in to semi circles and the ones at the top edge just had one corner rounded.

Cutting the slate was suprisingly easy (with the right tools!) in that it cut straight and didn't splinter as I expected it too, but it was hard work on the hands. The cutter is a bit like using scissors really. The other thing is a compass with a nail in it for drawing the circles.

The side towards you as you cut comes out very sharp.

The other side is the front and comes out with nice textured edges.

Now there is just the gutters and inside facia to go.