The Roof - Building the roof

They began to work on the roof over the Living Room. First they removed the old tiles then they inspected the wood to see what had to be replaced.








See how they slide the old tiles down a board so they don't break. That way they may be reused.





The first section is completed and now they work on the section over the verandah.





Now they also start the side roof.





They removed all the front roof and checked the wood.





Next they lay a layer of heavy industrial grade plastic sheet to prevent water leakage.




Here several men work on the side roof.





They have already finished the back roof and continue with the side roof.





They were running out of tiles.





They managed to finish most of the back sides of the roof.





The weather was good all the time they were building the roof.





But they finally ran out of tiles and had to get back the 500 they had returned to the factory.





They kept working hard installing the plastic.





But this final section lay open for almost a week.





The extra tiles arrive.





Now they could finish the last section before any rain fell. The next day it poured rain.





These guys are finishing the trim.





But the troughs are not completed.





This guy is working on the peaks.




Most of the job is done but they leave some of the trim to be completed later.


There will be more photos when everything is finally done.



Photos by Urso Branco