Ett lindebarn.....

är ett gammalt hus, i alla fall för mig.
Maken är rätt klar i sitt val. Glaserat SVART!!
Så har det nästan 100 år gamla bitvis mossbelagda taket gjort sitt,
 många av pannorna har tjänat sitt syfte och denna gång behövs
en radikalare åtgärd, det räcker inte att bara byta papp och läkt
samt byta en o annan takpanna.
Med hjärtat i byggnadsvården plöjer jag nu all tillgänglig facklitteratur
om takläggning och plåtarbeten, byte av tak innebär oftast även nya
fotrännor och stuprör. Diskussionerna går höga.....
Jag letar febrilt gamla vattkupor med krona att utgå ifrån.
Tips mottages ytterst tacksamt!
4 more to go.......jag tror inte plåtis blir glad på mig!
 Så om ett reveterat trähus i kalkbruk och kalkfärg efter konstens alla
 regler, skall behålla sin nuvarande karaktär och få ett "nytt"
återvunnet taktegel med patina kontra nytillverkade handslagna
 glaserade takpannor i skimrande svart, ger mig aningen huvudbry.
För att inte säga hjärtsnörp...jag måste bestämma mig snart!
Husets själ har ett hjärta, det är jag alldeles säker på.
Den nedan gamla betongspiran klädd i zinkplåt kan bli avgörande,
upp på kökets taknock, ovanför det lilla fönstret skall den.
Spiran skall inte målas!
Kanske gör den sig bättre mot SVARTA takpannor.......eller?????

 I ❤ for my house,
Ia 


I'm up for a big decision, perhaps the biggest ever,
regarding our almost a 100 year old house.

The roofing tiles in terracotta have finally served their purpose
and only replacing laths and roofing felt won't be enough this time.

Hubby has made his choice of glazed tiles in black handmade reproduction
.....I'm slightly filled with anguish and as a profound hunter of recuperated
building materials, I'm still rather vague on deciding if to try and find another
 well preserved stock of antique tiles in terracotta.

Eventually this old pinnacle of concrete covered in zinc plate will
help me out, it will be mounted as an embellishment on the lower ridge
on top of the kitchen wing and above the small window.
It will not be painted!

I'm scrutinizing methodically all available literature on the market,
restoring and replacing a roof also involves the plater's part of making
new gutters, preferably by reproducing original models.
I've found an old watercup to start drawing sketches from.

Being an admirer of the tinsmith's work, I'm sort of looking
forward to this heavy work ahead of us.

I just have to make up my mind for the pick of tiles.
The house has a traditional coating of lime mortar,
painted in very pale pinky limewash, the window frames
are whitewashed and the borders are in black linseed oil.
The shutters are also painted in linseed oil, oxid green and has
turned pale over the years.

BLACK OR TERRACOTTA??

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