The cover is the main element of a home, to the point that architects often say that a house is a cover. Given their greater exposure to the elements, the roof also generates usually the most expensive item in the rehabilitations. Therefore, the reform implemented by our Nagel_m reader has every interest in DIY channel.
We check that the façade was an acceptable state, while the roof was broke. Here the saying runs backwards: you have to start the cart before the horse, and our friend undertaken reforms of their home on the right foot. The gabled demanded careful repair surgery,! Let's see it in detail!
Our friend Nagel_m faces the task with the proper perspective, thinking that will fatigues for one year. In view of beginning, we are confident that will achieve a resounding success at the end of the reform. Let us know from near the improvements on the roof.
His plan as we have said is to rehabilitate the roof, then the ground floor, then first floor, and finally complete the work finishing the attic.
View of the house, which is to say two floors and attic. The artist is certainly a game bricolega! We observe deterioration of the cover, while the front is much better.
View the original rudimentary hurdle. As usual in these cases, remove the stones Nagel_m decides to remove forged weight. "I never thought to come out much cane, plaster, stone, almond shells and other niceties," says our friend.
He retired the cane and gravel stratum, ceiling boards, which will serve bezel inside the attic is installed, and while support for insulation materials and tiles.
On the wood it has placed a tarpaulin for waterproofing, and then go polystyrene plates for thermal insulation. Then we Onduline sheets installed, and the first tile is already arranged for placement.
We leave the floor to our friend:.. "Now came the weekend, means work, and what a pleasure to work on the project to rehabilitate the house seems never-ending, but scabies does not sting like the roof below and begins to have color ... bufff how to order, and there remains only the other half. "
Let us remember that it is a gabled roof!
It comes the turn of the other side of the roof. As can be seen, his condition was very similar to the previous one.
The procedure is the same: after the withdrawal of the vestiges of the old roof, a base table is installed, then covered with tarpaulin.
"At the last minute I thought the attic would be very dark without a window, pity not to have thought of before ... but hey, at least there is one. I show the hole."
In this interesting image, our friend shows us the insulating section of the roof before laying the tiles Onduline and 22 mm wood, roofing felt and 40 mm extruded polystyrene.
"The fireplace finished before was a hole without hood where it entered the water when it rained, not being inhabited the house. It is no wonder, but every little thing that makes one without experience fills him with satisfaction."
Nagel_m explains that the most laborious part has already come to an end, and now begin those jobs that never end: beams and try to finishing, clean the stone walls, and other tiny tasks. We will be close to our friend in the forum to follow all the work. Congratulations, artist, has been an excellent start!
