A Victorian Renovation

Roof	Drawing Room	West Bedroom
Garden	Kitchen	South Bedroom & Ensuite
Outbuilding	Dining Room	North Bedroom
Suppliers	Family Room	Study
Timetable	Cloakroom & Utility Room	Family Bathroom

Roof

During the purchase process we had a full structural survey carried out which identified some problems with the roof. The house had a Collyweston slate roof which was installed in the early 1900's when the original glass dome began to leak. By the time we moved in there was concern with regard to the state of the roof. We discovered that it would work out substantially more cost effective to part exchange the Collyweston slate for a reclaimed peg tile roof rather than repair it, so this is what we did. A number of the peg tiles used were made in Stamford.

Heritage Roofing Services (Steve, Josh, Chris, Mick.....) began this work on 11th January 2006, and we believe that they did a fantastic job. You can see some of the details in the photos below. They made sure that we were watertight at all times, something for which we were very gratefull when it began to rain one night! Chris and Josh cleaned the attic, after all the slate had been removed, so well that it is cleaner now that when we moved in!

13th January 2006. A view of the house before the roofing work began.	14th January 2006. A view from inside the attic after the tiles had been removed and the new roofing felt laid. We were largely weatherproof at all times during the work.	15th January 2006. A view of the original Collyweston roof at the front.	15th January 2006. A view of the roof at the back with felt but no tiles.
19th January 2006. Work in progress	19th January 2006. Ready to tile!	21st January 2006.	21st January 2006. The Collyweston slate on the front of the roof.
25th January 2006. Chris and Josh heading down for a drink break.	25th January 2006. Steve hard at work on the velux tiling.	28th January 2006. Detail of the lead ridges that Steve did.