Getting there

The roof at the back (which is probably really the front!) is completed
And now attention is turned to the roof at the front (which is probably really the back!) and the making and fitting of the 'fiddly' dormer windows. I'm no expert but have it on good authority that progress has been hampered by the necessity of having to put underlay, plus, we wanted three dormers, and worse, one of those to be a double!



But don't they look brilliant - oh yes alright then, and the windows too!

There has been an enormous amount of work put into these, but they look really good and provide wonderful views out over the loch

On with the underlay!




What I don't understand is how all this fitted on a lorry!
A last word on dormers! The double one in the middle is on the landing, and a desk will fit in perfectly under the window where I can sit with my computer and 'stuff.' This might seem unfair to Niels but he will have his own office/study/music room downstairs with an outlook over the eh....garage! Ah - yes, it does seem a bit unfair now you mention it! Maybe we can swop over from time to time?

It's the weekend again and the builders have flown south (actually Alan was driving them in the car!) to families loved ones and a few extra degrees of warmth! They are forecasting snow here tonight - we shall see? Meanwhile the house has a free weekend, waiting for the builders to return when, hopefully they will be able to complete the final stage in building this truly lovely house. Thanks chaps it looks great.

Up on the roof - mainly

The wreath slipped off its perch in the strong wind, but at last the flags flew - Danish on the one side and Scottish (hidden from the camera) on the other
We couldn't wait any longer for the Building Warrant Officer to give a decision on the underlay - so rather than lose time it goes on. This type of house hasn't been built in Scotland before and we were told that the Building Warrant Office has only had one other request in the last fifteen years arguing the case for not using underlay under the roof tiles

Our 'stick up' roof tiles clipped on to the batons and held tightly and securely in place with Velcro - this keeps them weather tight thus doing away with the need for underlay. It also stops them rattling in the wind.
The work on the roof continues

No worries about falling off then!

My sitting room!

Looking along the length of the ground floor. To the left, in between the wind bracing walls there will be a shower room and the hall and in the far corner Niels' study.

I love this bit. It means I can walk all the way round the outside of the house and stay dry! The Planning Officer while pointing out that these roofs weren't typical to the highlands agreed it was good to be able to walk round the house and not get wet!
I can't get over the speed the builders are working. They do a 10 hour day and work really hard. The house does look truly amazing