{"id":1388,"date":"2022-12-10T17:17:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2022-12-10T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:17:56","slug":"week-twenty-seven-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/week-twenty-seven-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Twenty-seven – Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Brrrrrrr!!!!!!! It’s freezing this morning and we want to get the membrane on the north roof but we’ll have to check that it’ll be safe to work up there as, from here, it looks frosted and might even be icy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First we’ll put on some extra layers so that we won’t suffer too much working outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roof is frosted but we’ve checked it thoroughly and it is safe to be up there as long as we take extra care. The greater problem is cold fingers and toes because it really is mega cold here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have to remove the timbers we use to stand on as we fit the membrane from the top to the bottom. The palettes as ladders are still really helping get up and down the roof safely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We have a bit of a planning meeting with Cristi and Mariano and devise a good system to stretch the strips of membrane along the roof and fix it temporarily with staples and tapes. Each of us has a clear role and it is going really well. Each strip of membrane goes up really neatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Almost done, just one more strip to fit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cristi sweeps the frost off to help make it safe to work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fitting the vertical batons in line with where the trusses are so we know where to securely fix the purlins. We are trying to take care to line them up properly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We’re done for the day and we have done well considering how cold and frosty it’s been. the membrane is fitted with the batons on and the first row of purlins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll head inside now and try and warm up a bit and cook some dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cristi and Mariano are quite snug in the attic of the mega-shed so we don’t need to worry about them too much. The caravan on the other hand is really freezing and the heating on just takes the chill off a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The frost is reaching for the sky. It’s even colder this morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pete is out of bed to make the morning coffee, luckily Molly had put water in the coffee pot last night as she’d realised that our water might freeze. Sure enough the taps aren’t working and the water from the garden tap is also frozen so we have to go to the mega-shed to get water. It is -3\u00ba this morning and we need to try and fit the purlins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete is back inside after checking out the roof, he thinks we should only work half a day because it is soooooo coooollllldddd out there. Everyone agrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The purlins need to be fitted at 600mm centres going up the roof so we are using spacers to speed up the process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We are taking care to screw into the trusses to ensure a firm fixing for the tin roof.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our first row of purlins takes us quite a while to get right because we now see that one of the timbers we fitted yesterday is really bent and we can’t use the spacers on this section. Some of the batons are a bit off and we are struggling to find the trusses on a couple of fixings but with careful measuring the second row is much straighter and more level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With a level second row the third is much quicker and easier to fix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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By lunchtime we have fixed the fourth row of purlins som we are calling it a day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We are off to Oban but we will visit Dalmally Railway Station to see if Liz the artist is home so Cristi and Mariano can meet her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nobody is home but they love the station and all its bric-a-brac. “It’s like a museum” according to Cristi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Winter has arrived and the mountains are white.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s Friday night so we are taking our guests to Portsonachan to join the Fun Ceilidh Dancing group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are only a few, very friendly, folk there so they are glad to have us make up the numbers a bit. It’s a nice introduction for Cristi and Mariano and we find out just how rusty we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n