… finished this flaming roof, even though I’ve made quite a bit of progress.
The morning was fine and I added the extra rows of slates and then did some cementing up and then cemented in the top row of tiles as far as I had fitted them. No need for ferro-cement though as I managed to get a very good and close fit of the top row of tiles.
I also finished off the drainpipe for the house roof as you can see.
The afternoon was a completely different story.
39.9 degrees and a record 88.8 amp-hours of solar energy will tell you the reason why I didn’t make as much progress as I would have liked.
With the sun beating down directly onto the roof I could only do about 20 minutes at a time before I had to go and cool off in the shade. It wasn’t until the sun went off the roof at about 18:30 that I could have a good hour or so on it.
But this weather is absolutely superb if you don’t have any manual work to do. It’s just like the summers we used to have when we were kids. Apart from the little bit of cloud yesterday we’ve had no rain for 9 days and the temperature hasn’t been below 30 degrees for 10 days. In fact, even as I write, it’s 27 degrees IN MY ROOM here.
On Friday there’s a 30% chance of rainfall and then it’s back to the sun again. Will it ever end? I hope not!
I can tell you where all the rain has gone Eric. We’ve got it over here in rainy old Britain. It’s the year that summer forgot. I think we’ve only had 2 completely sunny days so far this year.
Now he’s got a roof, he’ll have to work on a floor and on the doors/windows to keep the weather and critters out.
Not to mention holes in the wall. It’s incredible the space a mouse can squeak(!) through. Ignore us kibitzing Eric. I’m just full of admiration at what you’ve acheived so far.
If he puts glue on the inside of the holes, the mice will get stuck and fill the holes automatically!
We’ve just had a quick and passing thunderstorm. And you’ve no idea just how satisfying it is to stand outside and watch the torrential rain cascading down the guttering when before, that would have been soaking into the foundations of the house.
And you aren’t the only one who is full of admiration. So am I! I’ve never done anything like this before in my life and I’m really pleased at how well it’s turned out.