The Somerset village of Stawell

Stawell is recorded in the Domesday Book. The name is thought to come from the Saxon words for 'Stoney Stream' or well and may allude to the pond at Ford Farm. Objects which lie in this water become encrusted with lime and the conditions are perfect for the creation of 'Tufa' a type of limestone which forms in close proximity to bodies of water with a high content of dissolved minerals. Tufa, a very light rock was used to make the vaults of Wells Cathedral. Mill Barn used to be part of Ford Farm and generated electricity to power the mill from that very stream and it too has some walls made from Tufa.



Sunday, 24 June 2012

We've been roofin!!

Finally a weekend of dry weather meant we could start the tiling

Clouds looked a bit dodgy though

The extension was a bit tricky, but Melv perfected the lead flashing

And then we got the hang of it

As a bonus the sun came out

We got to start on the other side, but there are only so many hours in the day

And it was Sal's birthday after all - cheers!
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Sunday, 10 June 2012

Water tight!!!

After a massive effort yesterday we are finally secure against the elements

Melv's mate Matthew gave up another weekend to work on the roof and by 8am we were off...

A dry day meant the 3 of us stormed on with the felt and batten

By 6pm we were there - and after only one small Mary Poppins moment!

Waking up the following morning with the grey clouds looming, it was great to know we were now all water tight!
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Thursday, 7 June 2012

Just in time

Just in time the rest of the scaffolding arrives

the weather is kind - the sun is shinning and the wind calm



and hey presto the remaining roof trusses are on!!

Next the gable end is built up,once complete we are ready for the felt and roof tiles - fingers crossed the good weather continues.

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