The roof goes on

We're using the same system we used for the new roof on our kitchen. The insulation panels are made of high density foam with marine plasterboard on the inside. It slots into place in no time, saving labour costs. Kevin Kelly says we're using panels even thicker than when we renovated the kitchen 5 years ago. This thickness wasn't available then, so will hopefully provide even better insulation. (With this photo, I'm reminded for an instant of The Angel of the North!)

The panels rest on top of the beams leaving the entire beam exposed. It took the two roofers two days to put them up. It's always a little scary when you're used to looking up at a big sky and the room starts to get darker and darker as the roof goes on. We're comforted by knowing 3 skylights will be installed in this part of the house. Here our friend Sam and I are inspecting the results. Man, that ceiling is high.