David said he will be coming over in the coming week to do the veranda. I realized that I would need to prepare the eastern wall for the new veranda as well.
Between the two gable roofs is a trough, discharging the water on the end. They have cut a hole in the trough and put a downpipe in. Problem is the ridge of the downpipe is higher than the trough, and water drips down on the veranda roof and causes an irritating drip. I blocked the hole, cut the end of the trough and fitted a short piece of spouting at the end. Now the water can be routed away. I also tried repairing the fascia boards. They are original and not in a very good condition. I put doublers on where necessary.
I also bought beams to fit to the wall where the iron gets attached to the wall. They got cut at the right angle and painted.
The last row of weatherboards above the veranda roof is also in a sad state. All of that is being replaced.
The next job will be to paint the gable ends. The plywood on my scaffold board will need replacing, so no ladder on the scaffold any more. I concocted a long ladder that will hopefully be long enough. I will remove the last of the old iron.
This picture was taken this morning, so it is clear that it is a "work in progress" at this stage.
Hopefully the next report will have more to tell
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