June-July 2000
At first we thought the house roof was good enough to keep, so we patched up the holes. Then a slate blew off in a stiff breeze and nearly landed on Tania's head. We changed our minds!
We were lucky to get a slate roof expert who had time to take on the job, and spent the next few weeks enjoying the view from the top while we worked along with him.

^ Stripping the north side
(Tania on the scaffolding, Tom on the roof)

Down to the rafters

We cleaned & re-used the old slates & capping tiles.

(Tom placing the LAST tile)

South side felted, lathed & ready for re-slating.
(Mike on the roof)

Done! - new roof, skylights, upstairs windows...
We'll do the ground floor eventually, too.

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