Phase II Roof Renewal — August 2020
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By the 5th of August the new battens were in place on the west side of the North Transept roof and the south side of the Nave roof.
North Transept West Side 5 August 2020
Nave South Roof 5 August 2020
The battens were nearly complete on the north side of the Nave roof.
Nave Roof North Side 5 August 2020
And the first 9,000 new brown brindle Deadnought tiles were delivered, together with 250 shorter eaves tiles and 250 wider tiles to provide the offset between rows.
Delivering New Tiles 5 August 2020
During the next week the contractors began installing the new tiles.
Tiling the South Side of the Nave Roof 14 August 2020
Meanwhile the scaffolding around the apse at the east end of the church had reached full height.
The South Side and East End 18 August 2020
And the north side of the chancel had been stripped of old tiles and battens and sheeted.
The North Side of the Chancel 18 August 2020
On the 21st of August the new tiles on the south side of the nave were approaching the junction with the south transept.
The South Side of the Nave Roof 21 August 2020
And tiling the north side was undeway, allowing the first of the old ridge tiles to be refitted.
The North Side 21 August 2020
While the scaffolding is in place we are also carrying out some repairs and maintenance to the high-level widnows:
The Ferramenta of the Rose Window Cleaned and Painted
(photo: Richard Lamb,
Hook Mason Ltd)
By the 26th of August the new tiles on the south side of the nave roof had reached the south transept and were nearing the old tiles still on the chancel roof.
The South Side of he Nave Roof 26 August 2020
While on the north side of the nave roof more of the reused ridge tiles had been replaced, after drilling to allow more secure fixing.
The North Side of the Nave Roof 26 August 2020
Continue to September here: http://www.saintalban.co.uk/restoration/roofrenewal2/september/ or return to July here: http://www.saintalban.co.uk/restoration/roofrenewal2/july/