The next stage is to build up the framework of the dorma so we can angle the roof into and past it.
The idea was to build up the framework of the bedroom that would eventually become known as "the Shed Room" which will be a part wood paneled affair (in homage to the sheds) with a large window looking out over the view that we now enjoy from the sheds.
You will notice e that Mick is on a step ladder balanced (and cargo strapped to the beams whereas I am on the stable platform of the tower scaffold. It wasn't heavy work but it was awkward however as the photos progress you see it all up.
In the above photo you can see where we have installed the corbles and face plate on the right hand side so we can continue the roof right down to it and then get the waterproof membrane on and battened out that would make that half of the house near enough water proof again.
Here is a photo of that done and you can see the framework of the Shed Room as well.
The missing battens is and area where the dorma roof will swoop down and join the angles of the main roof and also allow us to fit in the "eyebrows at the side of the shed room. This wil make sense in a few photos time.
We had put the membrane on and battened over on the right hand side so now was time to take down the left hand side of the roof. If you have a zoom facility you can see the old a frame and construction with the pegs still in place. Both myself and M were taken aback by the skill and ingenuity of the original builders however we got a
marvelous
bit of a shock when we realized that the a frame on the farthest left wasn’t actually touching anything or holding anything up.
I commented that we were saying “wow look at this it’s all drilled and pegged and chiseled and M said that in a maybe 50 or more years time time when they take our roof off they will be saying “wow look at this they were using a “nail gun” how old fashioned is that?”
Now we could go ahead and complete the timber work of both sides of the roof and put the membrane on and batten it. First photo is of the first A frame in place on the left side We put another next to the neighbours red terracotta block wall as well, as you can see in. The buit sticking up on the left was the original slated rise from next doors roof up to ours so we kept it in place and formed a natural seal when we slated over.
The eagle eyed will soon notice that it is not a breathable membrane and I was concerned about this as I had heard that in the right circumstances water proof membranes gave rise to condensation. According to my roofer man that is only the case if thee is no air gap which in our case there most certainly is.
Air of the same temp can circulate easily on either side so no worry about condensation, although it has to be said that I would still have preferred a breather just in case, but when your main man tells you of the dozens of roofs fitted using the same technique with no condensation problems in any of them it is time to shut up and get it fitted.
So here we are at the stage when we need to get the roof onto the shed room and cut it back into the main roof. You can see the main parts of the a A Frame allredy cut and balanced on top of the shed room frame ready for fitting and the scaffold in place. The scaffold itself is resting and cargo strapped to the main beams.
When my Mrs B first showed this next photo to her friends, they said, “Why have you got a couple of blokes from the pirates of the Caribbean building you roof?”
I think I am doing more of a Jack Nicholson face, however when you see where we are it is hardly surprising I am grimacing a bit as M uses the nail gun while I hold the two uprights of the “A” in place while we both try to balance.
Now it was case of roofing over the dorma and joining it to the rest of the roof, so in the words of Rolf Harris “Can you see what it is yet??”
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