Almost there…
July 24, 2008
The roof frame is nearly finished. There’s a couple of things I need to sort now. The front and end rafter set need to have the so called steps installed. Basically these are just two pairs of 4”x2” rafters with noggings (steps) between them to create the overhanging effect of the roof. See the photo of a prepped ladder to get an impression of the ting.
Once these are nailed to the outer rafter set, I can move on with nailing down the sarking boards (the actual planks that will cover the roof). Once they’re on, the roof structure can be finished off with facia’s and soffet boards. I’m trying to get as close a match as I can with the design of the house, so the whole thing will blend in really well.
Then, there will be the remaining challenge of the gables. I will definitely need some scaffolding to complete that job. Luckily I can borrow a bay of scaffolding from Simon.
Just a little side note on our Jingles: Over the past weeks I’ve trained him to behave better around sheep. Much to my astonishment he’s now capable of completely ignoring sheep, as long as I keep his attention. We can even pass a flock at a distance of about 10 meters or less. Weeks ago he would have chased them full steam. So, having that in mind we decided to let him out tonight with the chicken roaming free. And again, he didn’t let us down. He did try to get near them and have a “dog inspection” but a short “Ah Ah!” got his attention and then he just ignored the hens. Good boy!!
Weather: HOT(!!) and cloudy but later sunny. The picture of the roof frame was taken at about 6pm.
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