Roof works
From Riga to Disaster: Repairing Our Wind Damaged Frame House in Latvia
1 August, 2023 52 viewsJust after we finished most of the framing for our frame house in Latvia, we left for a weekend in Riga. After spending good 4 or 5 days in the nation's capital we found a huge surprise when returned - high wind, the storm has damaged our…
Meet the New Roof (Pictures Before and After)
26 March, 2016 583 viewsYesterday we told Goodbye's to our old roof by setting up a large bonfire. Today we are saying hi to the new roof. Although officially major roof works were done a few days before - today is the day when final images of new roofing appear…
The Roof Works are Done (Almost)
22 March, 2016 96 viewsThat August, 2015 day was a huge day - we finished roof covering works in our rural country house. It took us about a month as we launched roofing works, and it will take us few more days to complete roofing completely. I didn't…
Aerial photos from rooftop
22 March, 2016 55 viewsToday we continued covering roof with metal plates, in a short break I took my DSRL camera a top on the roof and made some aerial photos. You won't get here views as nice as you could get from Tbilisi or Batumi aerial trams, but taking…
Roof Works, Part 6 - Finishing lathing and adding first plates of metal roof
20 March, 2016 186 viewsToday was a big day, we managed not only to finish lathing works, covered roof with cross wind sheet but actually installed two plates of metal roof. Today was a very long working day also, by now I feel excelled a lot if roof works and…
Roof Works, Part 5 - And once more let's remove old roofing
12 March, 2016 156 viewsThink roof works are cool? In fact - roofing is one of the hardest works in construction and if you have decided by your own to replace your old roofing - think again! Anyway - let me show - how once again (See: Replacing Roof - Part 1:…
Roof Works, Part 4 - Metal Roofing Arrives
4 March, 2016 204 viewsI'm continuing one of the most epic my life experiences I agreed to do - Replacing roof for an old and very bad managed rural house. It was about one week since previous roof works were done, roof replacement works resumed on August 12,…
Replacing Roof - Part 3: Removing the old roofing (Losing Chimney)
15 February, 2016 259 viewsNow, when you are familiar with part 1 and part 2, it's time to tell the third part on home remodeling series replacing roofing. Today's roof replacing adventures were about the most dangerous so far (with happy ending). It all started in…
Replacing Roof - Part 2: Beam Leveling & Crosswind sheet
15 February, 2016 261 viewsIt was second day morning when we re-started works on roof replacing. If you haven't already red, read Part 1: Removing Old Roof. The idea was simple - if we are going to replace roofing, we will follow latest trends, and one of them…
Replacing Roof - Part 1: Removing the old roofing
9 February, 2016 515 viewsIn today's home remodeling series I'll share some epic experience on roof replacement works. If you have been following my blog for a while, you probably have noticed that in Spring 2015 we inherited an old and very bad managed rural house…