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Sarking and Velux windows


Thedreamer

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With the fabricated trusses already fitted on site. The next job was to create the middle section of the roof, this part was cut on site and it was quite satisfying helping to fit the rafters into place.

 

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The next task after this was creating the bridles for the Velux windows, fitting the smaller lean to rafters and then the gable ladders.

 

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After this, we were ready for sarking boards.

 

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The next job was the roof paper and fitting the velux windows. 

 

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The next job will be the ground floors windows, these are due to arrive on Friday.

 

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Love the roof lines with the lean to...very traditional and looks great.

Are you having full height roof in the middle with stairs in there...

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23 minutes ago, Tennentslager said:

Love the roof lines with the lean to...very traditional and looks great.

Are you having full height roof in the middle with stairs in there...

 

Thanks. The middle section will be partly vaulted between the two bedrooms .

 

We have a few scaffold boards so can now walk (carefully) upstairs. 

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Really looks good and looks like the whole process is running smoothly. Well done to date and good luck on the next stage. Also great looking tidy site ?

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15 hours ago, CC45 said:

v tidy - midges an issue?

Nothing more then what you would usually get in the Highlands. I've never seen any of our trademens wearing midge hoods, but they are all Skye folk so perhaps they are immune to Midges ?

 

 

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16 hours ago, Redoctober said:

that is one cracking location. 

 

Thanks, its great once the structure goes up, it gives you an idea of how the building fits in the surroundings.

 

Are you still on course with your build?

 

I'm looking at slates, next what did you go for? I think I will get the Cupa 3 heavy slates.

 

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7 hours ago, Thedreamer said:

I'm looking at slates, next what did you go for? I think I will get the Cupa 3 heavy slates.

 

 

Hi these are exactly what we used - very impressed - a quick photo to show how well they sit etc.

 

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33 minutes ago, Redoctober said:

 

Hi these are exactly what we used - very impressed - a quick photo to show how well they sit etc.

 

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Very nice, looking forward to seeing these on my roof next month. : )

 

Would you mind telling me what price you paid per pallet and are the 400mm x 250mm?

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26 minutes ago, Thedreamer said:

Would you mind telling me what price you paid per pallet and are the 400mm x 250mm?

 

Crazy as it may seem, I don't  know as I paid the roofer on a supply and fit basis.

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@Redoctober your slates look great, you must have had a good roofer, we were all set to use heavy 3 but didn’t realise they needed sorting into different thickness and when I asked the builders if the roofer would sort them he said no so it’s mini stonewold that will be going on

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@Christine Walker that is a shame as our roofer did exactly that. He sorted them into heavy & medium at his yard and then transported them in crates to the site. He was an exceptional roofer and his band of 3 men worked tirelessly through the heat and installed them across the entire roof together with the lead work in 8 working days.

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3 minutes ago, Christine Walker said:

I expect you would be charged for that!

 

2 minutes ago, newhome said:

Sounds like you’ve had some great trades so far @Redoctober.  Great to see it going so well. 

Yes, I do believe we have been fairly lucky with the trades employed. The one area I thought I could make a saving was on the scaffolding but that just came back and bit my backside. Not a good experience at all with them sadly. 

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We had an utter nightmare with the scaffolders and years of litigation to deal with afterwards. Just thank God our insurance covered it all. 

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