Building our dream home : a chronicle of Grafton Keep

The roof install is in progress.  

 

They have installed the ice-guard in the entire roof as requested.  I figure it's a cheap insurance to have the entire roof covered in the stuff instead of just the last 6 feet.  They have also started installing the composite slate tiles.  These are looking great, and should last for the next 50 or so years.  In theory, by the next time they need to be dealt with, I probably won't be around to worry about it.

 

This is the view showing how much progress they have made to date

 

A couple of closer views of the tiles

 

 

 

The workshop is the first of many stages to finishing our dream home and property

The workshop has 3 floors.  The ground floor will become our metal shop / blacksmith studio.  The 2nd floor will become our woodworking and pottery studio.  The 3rd floor will be turned into a 1 bedroom apartment that we will move into for the duration of the build on the primary house.  

This is the workshop building on the day we took ownership of the property.  Many changes need to happen to make this less craptastic!