Roofs and roofers

We knew that Anne's father Andre had carefully ensured that all of the roofs at La Cote were well looked after as an essential piece of building maintenance (even if they were only being used for storage).  Having said that a few slates on the main house roof had slipped and needed sorting out and the roof at Ropion (the old farm house) had problems with animal damage to its Roman tile roof (tige de botte) and was definitely leaking.  So we decided to call in the professionals (the same company as had been used in the past) to ensure the job was done properly before the weather turned and any heavy rain.

Windows

Anne leaving the workshop ready to fix windows!

Windows in the Salon which are a few panes of glass short of a full complement

La Cote has a number of windows which have lost some of their panes of glass, but as it was only used in the summer and there are shutters no-one really worried too much in the past.  As we are now living in the house year-round we are in the process of trying to eliminate as many draughts as possible and it makes sense to replace missing glass and putty.  It is a delicate process as we are attempting to retain as much of the historic fabric as possible which making the house more comfortable to live in.  Some of the panes of glass are original crown glass and there is even one with an enigmatic piece of graffiti etched into it.

Anne starts work replacing the putty and missing panes