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Friday 3rd February 2012 /

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Friday 3rd February 2012 /

Taken from on top of the garage roof.

Roof

Friday 3rd February 2012 /

Roof

Friday 3rd February 2012 /

Roof

Friday 3rd February 2012 /

New rafters are bolted to the old ones.

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Friday 3rd February 2012 /

Looking down from the top.

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Friday 3rd February 2012 /

The remains of the old roof timbers are gradually turned into fire wood.

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Saturday 4th February 2012

Rafter ends are bolted to joists with coach bolts. It used to be done with a couple off big nails, but everything’s done better now. There’s a thing with spikes on which goes between the two bits of wood to prevent them sliding on one another too, but I can’t remember the name; it’s something like crab.

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Tuesday 7th February 2012

On Sunday I unattached the electrics from the kitchen and bathroom ceiling joists. William didn’t seem to like that I’d left the tops off some junction boxes and there were live terminals that could be touched.

Now the old joists and ceiling have all been removed and the new joists are going in. There’s a space for a large loft hatch with ladder that I’ve bought.

We are having cold weather and it’s very cold in the house. The kitchen and bathroom are pretty much the same temperature  as the outside.

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Wednesday 8th February 2012 / 07:21

A cold night. It’s warming up outside quicker than inside. I’ve just had a bath in an air temperature of minus 2 celcius! There’s been ice in the cold water tank and central heating header tank. Last night I mended one pipe which had started to leak and I’ve put more insulation on it.

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Wednesday 8th February 2012 / 22:52

Opening for loft hatch.