As I mentioned in my previous post about the state of the stables, the roof was a major concern as in places, not only was the felt missing, but the underlying boards had started to rot through and there were places where water was getting through into the building. In the summer of 2023, we finally had the time and the funds to replace to roof.
We documented the replacement of the stable roof over on our YouTube channel and you can see the video below.
Removing the old roof and fitting a new joist
The first job was to remove all of the old roof felt and boards, together with a large amount of vegetation that was on the roof. With the roofing removed, we discovered that one of the roof joists was very badly rotted.
After a quick trip to the DIY store to buy a new joist and a struggle to remove the old one without causing any other damage to the other joists, we were able to replace the joist and carry on with fitting the new roof.
Replacing the ODB3 boards
With the old roof stripped off, we started to fit new ODB3 boards to the joists, to give us a firm base on which to fit the new roofing. We made the decision to screw the boards to the joist, rather than nailing them in as we were still concerned about the structural integrity of the building and the possible damage that constantly hammering nails might do.
The replacement roof
We decided against replacing the roof with standard roofing felt as had been used before. Instead, we used a corrugated bituminous product called Onduline as we felt that this would be much longer lasting than roofing felt.
In addition to the Onduline roofing sheets themselves, we also used the corresponding ridge sheets and also their eaves trays to provide extra protection under the eaves and reduce the risk of water getting under the sheets and damaging the ODB3 boards.
The Onduline sheets were quite difficult to move around due to their size, but that was the only real issue and we found them very easy to attach and they have definitely improved the look of the roof as can be seen in the picture below
Conclusion
It took about 3 days to replace the entire roof, but we are very please with the results. Using the Onduline roofing sheets was definitely a lot more expensive than just using standard roofing felt, but we hope that they are going to last a lot longer and we are not going to have to worry about the roof again for many years.
Sitting here in April 2024, nearly 9 months after we replaced the roof last summer, and having endured a number of named storms, the roof is still looking as good as when we fitted it and has finally given us plenty of waterproof storage.
Join me in the next post, when I discuss the other steps we have taken so far in the renovation of the Gamekeeper’s Cottage stables.
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