We have a roof!

The house is starting to look more like a house than a ruin now that it has a roof. The benefits of the insulation on the roof and dormer walls won't be fully appreciated until a few more windows have gone in!

Refurbishments based on passive house principles don't usually have roof lights, but we wanted a bit of extra light in the loft room. However, as roof lights go, the quadruple glazed Fakro rooflight with insulated flashing is probably as well insulated as it is possible to get. The challenge will be to make it completely air tight around the opening, and we plan to add extra insulation around the edge on the inside to minimise cold bridging.

The dormer is the first part of the external insulation work to be completed, and it's looking very smart. It took a bit of coordination and thought to get the vertical insulation to meet the roof insulation all round (battens etc. can potentially get in the way), but we think we've got it well and truly covered!