Two weeks ago we had a leaky garage roof, soggy boxes, two big pots of rainwater in the middle of the floor and mushroom growths on the newspaper put out to catch the drips. Then the Miracle happened!
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| Hmmm, where's the edge? |
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Oh, look!
We cleared the surface of buddleia, clematis, and the debris of many years (it had turned into a good bit of soil though).
I tested the rotten plank and my leg fell through a hole ... ow!
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| The hole |
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| Framework |
Lee turned up and suddenly the roof was open, gone, a clean space shone pink in the sun!
Gradually the new roof beams, beautiful blond wood, criss-crossed each other, and the space took on a different shape.
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| Topping out |
The kids next door were fascinated with it! So was I...
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| Waterproofed |
now the shingle is on it, and the sedum is on its way... http://www.organicroofs.co.uk/
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| waiting for the sedum... |
