Slates, Roof and Flashing

Now on to the roof... The slates have been laid and you can see the metal ridge that is folded into the joint under the tiles and then comes up the brick wall a few inches. Over that will be layed the lead flashing. Igor, the roofer, and his mate work on our slates and roof. He is an amazing detailed roofer! Our nice slates that will age well and last hundreds of years. Hello there, Nigel. A shot from below of them working away. Each window is encased in a hand made lead flashing. Igor welds the joints together so no water leaks in our house. Patination oil is essential to coat all the lead in or rain leaves white streaks right down the roof that look like bird crap! Above the tiles and embedded into the brick work is more lead flashing. Then the roofer re-points the bricks back in to hold the lead in place. At the top of each window where the nails hold it in place Igor welds on triangles to cover them. Finally the top of the roof is finished. The pipe sticking up is our bathroom fan. The roof slants slightly towards the back so the water runs back down the wall. A shot from the front over the roofs with all the ridge tiles. Two vents have been placed in the front roof so that the air can circulate in the roof. The front of the house needs a bit of work too. The terracotta tiles in the apex are a bit half hazard. Some need shifting and others are missing. Igor replaces them and makes up his own design. Luckily there are several patterns along the block. Now I have to get up and repaint and restore the white painted bits.