17 February 2013

This week we started work on the roof of the storeroom. We have learnt that the curvature of the sheets we have bought long ago was to steep. When we put the first sheet on, the water didn't run off. That meant that I have returned the paint we have bought a month ago, and we contacted the people who curve sheets for round barns. They were most helpful, and we left there with six sheets curved to the original curvature of the veranda. More will follow.

Elna also painted the little bit of that room facing east. It makes such a big difference to the looks of the house.

We started installing the new sheets, but was that a mission! I was standing on the scaffold trying to position the iron, and Elna was pushing upward with a broom. Suddenly the head of our neighbour, Alan popped up, he saw our dilemma and came to help. Thanks Alan.. We managed to position the sheets facing towards the street, also cutting as required for the corner. They are not properly secured yet, as the rafters are very flimsy, but that will be tackled next week. I have also temporarily removed the flashing between the house walls ans the veranda roof.

Friday was spent on helping a friend clear out his back yard, and on Saturday I got rid of some of my own junk. It does help to get rid of some of my hoarding from time to time.