Oak cladding and Welsh slates
The carpenters have finished the oak cladding on the north side of the new building and have moved on to the west side. Wooden battens are first fixed to the wall and then the cladding is nailed on.
The oak cladding is fitted by Matrod Frampton’s carpenters. It comes direct from the sawmill already cut to size. They are fitting horizontal and vertical cladding. With the horizontal cladding they begin at the bottom and work upwards, each layer partially overlapping the one below. The vertical cladding involves fixing alternate boards on the back before the facing boards are added on top.
Reclaimed Welsh slates have been used to roof the tearoom and the roofers are now continuing over the storage area. With reclaimed tiles they have to make sure that the original holes are not reused when they are nailed on to the wooden battens. The tiles are formed off site; they only have to cut the tiles to size for the ends of the roof.
The roofers and carpenters usually work in teams of two.
The oak cladding is fitted by Matrod Frampton’s carpenters. It comes direct from the sawmill already cut to size. They are fitting horizontal and vertical cladding. With the horizontal cladding they begin at the bottom and work upwards, each layer partially overlapping the one below. The vertical cladding involves fixing alternate boards on the back before the facing boards are added on top.
Reclaimed Welsh slates have been used to roof the tearoom and the roofers are now continuing over the storage area. With reclaimed tiles they have to make sure that the original holes are not reused when they are nailed on to the wooden battens. The tiles are formed off site; they only have to cut the tiles to size for the ends of the roof.
The roofers and carpenters usually work in teams of two.
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