Vila Nicolina in Águas da Prata: The Roof - Moving the new tiles onto the Property

When we first arrived in Águas da Prata we came across this vila for rent. We looked it over and immediately started to discuss renting with the then owner. However, the owner decided to stay in the house rather than move to another city as she was quite ill and fragile.

Subsequently she died and the new owners began a marvelous reconstruction/renovation of the Vila Nicolina. A few years later we rented a house across the corner from Vila Nicolina.

This blog is the story of that reconstruction, step by step, in photos.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

The Roof - Moving the new tiles onto the Property

The next day a new crew arrived and moved the stacks of tiles inside the property getting ready to install the new roof.

Like the unloadig from the truck this was all done by hand with a crew of several men.

They moved the tiles 4 at a time until the piles were finished outside the property.

The tiles were now neatly stacked beside the front an side of the house.

Now they are placed easy for the roof builders.

Now everything is ready to start rebuilding the roof.

Photos by Urso Branco