80's roofing

[Alien]

Thought I'd share this. The original job was done around 40 years ago. It has leaked over the last 3 or 4 due to rodent damage to the 3 layers of polythene and 3 layers of felt. Rodents now eradicated and roof re-layed.

 

Looking around the county of Norfolk and asking around, this practise seems to have been common place around the era.

 

Low pitch, high verge, poor spacing.

 

Who's time-served and would like to discuss the 'job'?

 

Was it the norm back then or was the builder in question out to get the old lady that lived here at the time?

 

The roof joists are at 360mm intervals and they're chopped into the house wall by a considerable distance. Theres 21 of them over 7.5m with a 4m span.

Again, the norm for the 80's? 

 

Clearly, we have evolved but, I'm just interested to know.