In my previous post I'd done the joists for the living room, study and main bedroom and started on the sarking boards under the living room.
Since then I've finished off the living room sarking boards and done the study and main bedroom.
More...So far since the local builders finished with the sarking there's been snow, horrible east winds, me having a couple of short but nasty colds and a bit of chasing the scaffolders to take their scaffolding away but also a bit of progress, mostly on the house floor.
More...As I said at the end of my last but one house post, I'd engaged some local builders to put on the sarking boards and membrane.
More...Got the last batch (of 8) rafters up today.
More...Still putting up rafters.
More...Nailing where there isn't room to swing a hammer is awkward. Here's an idea.
More...Still putting up rafters.
More...Well, the digger arranged for Monday indeed wasn't available. It's a brand new one which went to the Black Isle show last Thursday and was supposed to be delivered to the builder on Friday but didn't actually arrive until Monday evening.
The forecast wind seemed to slip back through the week and reduce so I arranged for it to come, for its first outing, today (Thursday).
More...After Wednesday's attempt to get a rafter for the south side up the weather hasn't been great. I did a bit on Thursday and a very short session on Saturday afternoon but that's it.
The digger arranged for tomorrow (Monday) looks like not happening for at least a day or two. Wednesday and Thursday are forecast as too windy for dangling rafters on exposed hilltops.
Today was nice, though. A bit breezy and getting breezier as the day went on but at least the late-afternoon rain didn't show up, so I had another go at fitting that south-side rafter.
More...After last Sunday's lovely weather Monday and Tuesday weren't so nice and all I got done on site was preparing two more rafters to go on the north side.
However, I have got a digger organised (probably) for next Monday. Hire is quite a reasonable hourly rate but having to pay for a whole day (but that does, at least, include transport) means it's worth getting as much done in one go as possible.
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