It's all roof and stairs at the moment.

The roofer put the roof on in the same way as he put all other roofs on in this area - battens, counter battens, lay the tiles on top. But when the surveyor from our building warranty company came, it turned out that, in financial and insurance terms, this was wrong - they should have been installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, i.e. with one tile clip per tile. Not every third tile, not the much easier nailing, but one clip each. So they all have to come off and be done again. None of the local professional builders we spoke to has ever heard of this being done before in this area.

So an insurance and financial issue, not a reality issue. But we will conform to it. And pay the extra!

Then the staircase came last week and there were errors so it had to go back and be remade. Anyway the new one came today and R is working out how to fit it in as the angle of the risers and goings in relation to the strings is not right (technical or what!). He's hoping to get it up today. An exciting photo to come!

In the meantime, here are some pictures of a couple of leprechauns who came to help with the painting!