Roofing 1
We started the roofing last week.
We decide to go for CUPA 3 heavy slates, these are a thick spanish slate and designed for the weather we get in the Hebrides.
Let's hope they do what they say on the crate.
The first job was setting out the the various lines using a line and some red brick dye. Our roofer than graded some of slate pallets into different levels of thickness and any rejections.
Now my job was to carry the slates up the ladder. So far three pallets have made there way on the scaffolding.
Before the first slates were fitted we attached the dry verge strip. I did some research and asked a post on here, but finally decided on the Klober 'S' strip. We had already attached our barge board so I didn't want a 'T' shaped one that would go over the barge and underneath the slates. The 'S' strip is actually designed for slates and battens rather than slates and sarking boards, but because of the thick slates we have used this fits snugly where it meets three courses. Not the best photo but you can see the black strip above the fascia.
The plan was to the front first, but unfortunately we had a mix up with the velux flashings so we can only go so far just now.
We are however able to do some slating at the back, but we are waiting for our metal roofing material to be fitted which will hopefully arrive soon.
Our joiner has prepared the timber for this to be fitted.
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