Felting, battening and slating!

Very frustrated wiating for a relatively windless day to start laying the felt we eventually managed to get started. The weather has been relentless, either snow and ice or wind and rain makes working on a roof very uncomfortable! Once the felt was in place we started what seemed like the endless process of nailing on the battens....lots of them.

Battens in place, we have now made a start on the slates. We are hanging the slates on hooks and not nailing and are very pleased with the rustic look of the beautiful slate. The amount of weight the roof is supporting is worrying! First velux window is in now just the rest of the roof and the other four velux windows!!!