ROOFING

Before :

The consuequences of leaving unrepaired the loss of tiles on a barn near Ruffec.

Résult :

Collapse of the timbers.

After : 

Installation of new timbers using purlins, rafters and roofing planks.

Roof cover in second-hand canal tiles.

Before : 

Tile roof with major leakage problems because a slope was too shallow, a Velux window was badly ainstalled and flashings were permeable.

After :

Installation of a roof covering in steel sheets suited to the slope, flashings tied into the façade, zinc surround to the Velux.

Before :

Small roof in the region of Ruffec.

After :

Restauration with interlocking tiles Latitude 12 Castel Vieillie.

Latitude 12 Castel Vieillie tiles.

Sub-framework with cross battens ready to receive canal tiles.

Installation of a Velux roof window on canal stop tiles and with an old framework re-used.

Restauration of a roof in Travassac tiles laid with a decreasing overlap.

Technique of laying tiles using roof ladders and ladder brackets suitable for small areas.

Creation of an end eve.

Covering of eve with slates.

After :

The works completed : installation of integral Velux roof windows, installation of a new ridgepole, zinc gutters and downpipes.