Sunday 31st August - The roof is in place already!
We arrived back from holiday last Sunday and were amazed. Justin and the building team had done a sterling job - the roof structure was in place already!
Justin told me that they worked late on the night the trusses were delivered to get as many in place with the crane before the bank holiday weekend. They solved the issues of how to slide each truss, weighing around 150kg and 9 metres wide by 5 metres high, along the wall plate.
The dormers have also been constructed using loose timber (not pre-formed trusses.
The Main Bedroom, in the gable end is looking good...
Here's a view from the roof top (I am stood on the top of the end gable wall)
It looks like we've got 53 trusses in place, each with a top hat. This was needed because the truss height was too high for the telephone wires in the road so each truss was made in two pieces - the main bottom piece and then a pointed top hat.
The girls think it is looking good and are already planning their bedrooms.
Here's a view through the inside of the house to the end wall.
We are really pleased with the progress so far. It's all taking shape really quickly. Well done team!
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