Down in the gutter again...

These are the completing pieces of gutterwork for the front of the house. The zinc gutters can't run into the ground because they would rot away over time so cast iron pieces are used. These two are are from a reclamation yard...

Original condition...

Before and after sanding...
In position after painting...
Finished close up...

Raising the roof

Here I am standing next to the slide that Koen made to shoot the tiles down on, in total there were enough tiles to fill this 1,22m x 2,22m trailer 6 times...

Finally blowing all the cobwebs away in the loft...

The old antenna which, with it's guide cables, caused so many problems on the old roof...

Topless roof waiting for 'Smeets Dakwerken' to arrive...

www.dakwerkensmeets.be/

The new wood frame being put in place, 5 old beams were replaced with 7 larger ones to do away with the cross beams in the middle...

The under roofing is nailed onto the beams and the frame work for the roof plates is nailed on-top...

The new flues from Ubbink are put into position with lead collars and the double layered aluminium plates get nailed on...

The new zink gutters are in place and the fascias here and on the front of the house are clad in trespa...

www.trespa.com/

...colour 9001

www.maisin.be/RAL.txt

Where there used to be a fascia the roof is flush with the wall and covered with matching roof plates...

All done! Now we have to re-connect the gutters with cast iron pieces...

Money down the drain...

The new sewage pipes, gutter drain, and drains from the utility/kitchen/bathroom are connected.