Keeping the Wood Dry

We'd been aware for a while that the woodshed roof wasn't really doing its job any more - the old asbestos concrete corrugate had become quite porous and was flaking away in a number of areas - and we'd already had to empty out a couple of bays of wood to dry them off after major leakage.

So time for a new roof . . .

First job - get rid of the 'old' one!

The builders had to take off the old corrugate (carefully!), then dispose of it - which because of the asbestos content doesn't come cheap.  At least they removed the rather extensive moss deposits before taking it down to the tip - otherwise we'd have been paying asbestos rates on the weight of moss!

Then of course, there was a brief 'no roof' stage . . . .


Followed by the 'new' roof - green metal box sections, with similar 'barge-boards' sealing off the sides:





So now we're watertight again - and ready for the winter weather!




Update - 14 December - minor issue with the 'barge-boards' in some extremely windy winter weather - luckily we noticed that the wind had lifted off one side, before it got blown off entirely, and the wind got underneath the main roof.

Fair play, the builders were straight out to batten down the hatches, and within a couple of days it was all securely back in place (this time screwed firmly into the wall).

Shropshire in the Sun

A Friday in early October and after work we headed off for a sunny weekend in Ludlow:


On the Saturday, we walked in from our B&B just outside the town, and followed the 'Bread Walk' alongside the River Teme to Dinham Bridge below Ludlow Castle.


Spent the afternoon wandering round Ludlow (although didn't actually make it into the Castle), took in the market and shops, had a couple of drinks and dinner out, before heading back to the B&B .


Woke up on Sunday to another lovely sunny day, and headed home via the extremely picturesque Stokesay Castle - a fortified medieval manor house, with a timber-framed gatehouse, great hall, and a more castle-like tower.

Enjoyed the sunshine in the grassy courtyard and moat walk, before heading on our way home - losing the sunshine as we left Shropshire behind.

Neither Wet Nor Dry . . .

The late summer weather has been a bit of mixed bag of sunshine and showers - neither wet nor dry nor hot nor cold - could have been better but could also have been a lot worse!