Well, the snow arrived on Monday and so did Nipper and John (another John, not the same one that worked on the walls). It was bitterly cold, but it didn’t prevent them from getting the felt on the roof and the laths installed. The positioning of the laths depends on the height of each course of stone slates – bigger ones at the bottom, smaller ones at the top. Each of the courses has to overlap to ensure the water doesn’t get through, so it takes a little while to sort out. Glad it wasn’t me doing this work today!
Monday morning and the snow has arrived. Nipper has worked out the courses and this determines how far apart the lathes need to be placed. It is a cold day to be working on a roof, even if it is not 30ft up!