Kenny's Grand Design
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Roof slates and purlins stripped off for insulation etc. An unpleasant surprise awaits our hero as work progesses though!
And now, an even bigger hole
At this point, the building looks like a derelict ruin, with just 4 walls held together by some timbers. Good thing we are not in windy season!
That entire hole will be filled in with full height glazing which will give loads of natural light and views down the valley behind.
And now, an even bigger hole
At this point, the building looks like a derelict ruin, with just 4 walls held together by some timbers. Good thing we are not in windy season!That entire hole will be filled in with full height glazing which will give loads of natural light and views down the valley behind.
NIce crack! Oooh matron etc
Caused by many a year's rainwater discharging from a downpipe straight into the ground; nothing a spot of underpinning and stitching won't cure.
And now, a telephone conversation;
Ring ring:
Our hero, for it is he: "Hello"
Caller: "Hello, it is Mr Architect, you know your roof?"
OH: "Yeeesssss?"
MA: "Well, all the rafters need to be replaced, they are undersized, so won't take the loadings of the new roof covering"
OH: "fffffffffffffffffccccccccccccccccuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Contingency mice at work already!
Still, new rafters already going in, which is pretty much where we got to at the end of this week. More to follow as developments, well, develop
Caused by many a year's rainwater discharging from a downpipe straight into the ground; nothing a spot of underpinning and stitching won't cure.
And now, a telephone conversation;
Ring ring:
Our hero, for it is he: "Hello"
Caller: "Hello, it is Mr Architect, you know your roof?"
OH: "Yeeesssss?"
MA: "Well, all the rafters need to be replaced, they are undersized, so won't take the loadings of the new roof covering"
OH: "fffffffffffffffffccccccccccccccccuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Contingency mice at work already!
Still, new rafters already going in, which is pretty much where we got to at the end of this week. More to follow as developments, well, develop
roofer said:
Why was every second rafter not just doubled up?
We looked at ways and means of getting around this, and at the end of the day there was only a £1500 difference between a bodge job and replacing all the rafters so that they were the right size for the job so the decision was let's do it properly. I don't know when this building was put up, but it was originally an agricultural building so I suspect the specification was put together with a bit of string and a half chewed pencil.
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