Tag: stone slates

We have had another fine day here in West Yorkshire.  This has allowed the roofers to get on with their job.  We have definitely passed the half way mark on the extension roof. 

While the rear elevation of the extension roof nears completion, the front elevation is still only half slated. The roof should be finished in the next week or so, but enough has now been done that the scaffolding can be removed.

Another beautiful day in Yorkshire. Bright sunshine. And it is December. Let’s hope there are lots more days to like this to come.

The roof on the rear elevation of the extension is now complete. Attention is now turning to the rear elevation of the kitchen roof. The scaffolding should be taken down by the weekend. This will allow the stonework to be sandblasted over the weekend.

The rear roof elevation is nearing completion and there is only a few odd bits of ashlar left to install.

We are making some good progress on the extension roof.  All of the Velux lights in the rear elevation have now been installed. This includes an additional pair that we put into the master bedroom.  The master bedroom has bi-folding doors, but no other windows.  If you want to sleep with the window open at night, the only option would have been to leave the bi-folding doors open.  Probably not a good option on the ground floor.

So we decided to add a pair of Velux lights.  We have put them on the rear elevation since most of the bad weather hits the property from the front.  We were concerned about the amount of noise that rain would make on these windows in bad weather (not that we get bad weather in Yorkshire!).  We will have to get some electric blinds fitted to these as there are about 4m above the bed!

We are using reclaimed stone slates on the new extension roof.  These are fairly common in this area on properties on this age.  By using reclaimed slates, this roof should match the roof on the existing property.  Just because these slates are reclaimed, don’t think that they are cheap.  They aren’t!  They can also be quite difficult to get hold of, particularly if you are after a reasonable quantity.  We were lucky and came across some a couple of months ago.  We bought them and stored them offsite on pallets until we needed them.

Probably another day or so on the rear elevation and this part of the roof will be finished.