The Back Roof is Now Off

The back roof is off and the framing for the new roof is starting. A metal beam has been placed at the apex of the roof and another in this photo where the roof will start to slant down towards the gutter. The side brick walls (party walls) will be built up to meet this metal beam. You can see it juts out of the framing so it will be built into the brick wall. The party wall on one side has a loft already existing. They have built right down on the middle of the party wall without building it up, making it difficult for us to manuveur our loft up. What has been agreed is that we can remove their side roof tiles (as seen above) and build up a single layer of bricks so that we get the look of the mansard loft. They we tie in their roof to the wall to make sure there is no leaking. A better picture of the whole thing. The chimney on the right has been dismantled as well. A better view of the room looking out towards the neighbours who have no existing loft. The framing stops before the end of the wall and then will slant down towards the edge with the windows jutting straight out. A very nice period look. Standing in the space that will be the bathroom looking towards the front of the house. On the right where it looks like rubble will be the staircase down which will sit above the lower staircase going to the main floor. A better view. Such a nice room. The brick layer has been delayed on another job so the framing goes on. The brick wall will follow the slant of the room.