madlab - roof
Blood on the walls - but pretend this time
Stripping back second floor
Discovery of charred beams
Trying to work out depth of charring
The two most charred beams
Historical hole repairs
Stripped roof, prior to sandblasting
Sandblasting to remove charring to assess the amount of timber remaining to hold the roof up
The aftermath
The cleanup
Not much left of these two...
Two layers of timber work so that the new ceiling will line up with the top of the trusses
Slices of polycarbonate to ensure air gap above insulation and below underlay
Picture to show layers of insulation, staggered to remove thermal bridges
Roof insulation meets wall insulation
Hidden steelwork to stabilise purlins
Vapour control and airtightness layer being installed
Membrane glued along purlins as they are to be left exposed
Boarding out
Previously hidden roof structure now exposed for all to see
New light fittings in place
Suspended ceiling over staircase
Sapele faced ply...
to give a suitably luxurious backdrop when looking up at the staircase
Strengtheners to the two charred purlins
View through fire resisting glazing
