Snow Stops Play

We had hoped that the tiles would go on before Christmas, but the chimneys needed to be built first and due to the extremely cold weather, this wasn't possible as the cement wouldn't set.

Octagonal Lantern in Roof

Tarring the Roof

This week, however, the boys have been busy and the chimneys are almost up.  Jon says they're hoping to finish them by the beginning of this coming week.  The work includes the brickwork corbel detail and band of stone at the top.  Once the stonework is finished, they'll be putting the chimney pots on and creating a concrete flaunch above the stone.  They are, of course, heavily dependent on a clear day's weather for this to happen.  Once the scaffolding around the chimneys is struck, they will then be able to start slating the roof.