Roofed

Today our routine has run a little late so I'm later getting started on this update. It's been a good day with lots achieved so let us get started.

Foggy start to the day

Rosie wants mummy's coffee

Work begins for the day

Measuring before cutting

Passing up boards

Watching the sheep, fascinated

The bitumen roll is measured

Chopping up wood on the circular saw

Securing the bitumen

Today started foggy but it burned off very quickly again and was really hot very suddenly. We sat out with our cups of tea (for me) and coffee (for A) while waiting for the men. They arrived on time and got stuck in as they were hoping to finish the roof today. Bekir put another skim over the channelling and then they worked to fit the other cladding boards around the edge. Finally they were ready to put the wooden sheets on which is the layer before the bitumen roll. I was outside with Rosie a lot today (as per usual) and she was at her happiest, as always, when watching the sheep in the field. The bitumen was duly rolled out, measured, and put in place then I assisted Bekir and Halil with the tablesaw that SandS has so awesomely lent me. The little bit of plastic directing the dust down into the bucket - that was my idea. I'm becoming a gypsy-engineer. We are still considering how the roof over the balcony should be and so I marked up some lengths on a stick and we checked out the impact it'll have on our light - huge, is the summary, and I'm really conflicted about this as to what to do for the best. While up there we watched the men as they were fixing the bitumen in place.

Guttering prep

Guttering fitting

New arrangement for the workshop

Tiling beginning

Cutting tiles with a grinder

Final touches being applied

The work on the roof continued, with the metal work being fitted around the edges to seal everything in and then guttering being fitted. Over lunch I shifted two full wheelbarrows of glass down to the village bin as Rosie has been playing around where it was and it worried us slightly. After that I was inside sorting and tidying in the workshop for a while before I got the three men to come and help shift the big desk round into what may well be its final position. I have now arranged some saw horses so I can try and cut the large plywood sheet tomorrow, I hope. It didn't distract the men for long to help me and they were back at it, putting the tiles on the roof. I had to go out with Bekir to get more tiles as we didn't have quite enough from the leftovers from previous roofing projects. Halil had the unenviable task of cutting the tiles to size and was covered in dust while Bekir and Sally sat high up and waited. Before the end of the day they had achieved everything and now the porch is water tight. Next week will be inside work but they spent time clearing up before heading off for the weekend.

Rain falling over there, but not here

The neighbours visit, and they love Rosie

Pipe exploded by ice

Beautiful grass flower

Quite a storm!

And so our evening began and again it was outside with Rosie, even though the storm was threatening. It didn't rain yet, however, and Little Lady and Aygul came over to visit for quite a while which was absolutely lovely. We took a walk around the house together (and I spotted a very badly damaged drainpipe off the balcony - but I knew these needed replacing) and then they went off to continue their work while we were getting Rosie ready for the bath. Spring is causing everything to flower, including the grasses, but the storm was building and rumbling and Rosie didn't like the thunder so we eventually went in for bathtime. And that is why I was late starting this blog - a lovely reason to delay, however.

Just now the rain has been torrential but A has just checked and the new roof is holding up so far.

Thanks for reading, hopefully I'll be back on Monday.