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Alright lads I now have a plan! Still not sure what to do about the sarking/membrane issue. First thing to do is clear out all the junk, which may take a while!

Hiring might be the answer. Reckon I could get them all done in a week.

I think I have all the pantiles required, there was another barn that was past saving that has been scavenged. Pantiles are pretty traditional around the East of Scotland, trade with the Netherlands is the reason supposedly, they were brought back as ballast.

That’s what I was thinking. Anyone got any recommendations? Would be willing to get something reasonably good.

That’s what I was thinking. Anyone got any recommendations? Would be willing to get something reasonably good.

That’s what I’ll do.

You can see the building at the back here, I think it’s quite a nice old building and it would be a shame to have anything other than pantiles on it. Unfortunately that will cost me time and money!

What do you mean by doing the cuts on the face not the edges? Start on the face of the plank and cut to the edge? Is this to stop a chewed up edge?

Don’t think I’ll be buying anything Festool any time soon unfortunately. I’m trying to avoid doing it by hand as there is a lot of them to do, but yeah it might be the only way to do it well.

It is tempting but it’s a 200 year stone building with the original pantiles still largely in place, it’d be a shame to replace them with something modern. It might come to that if its taking me forever but I’d rather not.

I’m just not sure how to physically cut the notches so they join. I can cut the smaller side with the circular saw set to a shallow cutting depth but how do I do the longer side? My table saw is really just for logs it has no guide.

Just not sure how to cut the end so they interlock.

I’m not completely sure how to do the roof yet. About 2/3 is sound or can be repaired, the other third is rotten or gone. The problem is the sound part is old plaster and lath which I don’t think I can do on the new bit. Matching the new and old part of the roof so that they are even for the...

That’s my plan. How would you make the trusses? I have a chop saw, table saw and circular hand saw but I’m not sure how best to cut the trusses so they interlock.

I’m thinking it’ll take me the winter. I work at sea, month on month off so I’m banking on having 3 full months to do it.

Hello folks, I’m fixing up an old stone building and hopefully turning it into a workshop. I will be very grateful for any advice, I’m in no way a joiner, roofer, or brickie! As you can see from the pictures I have roof timbers to replace, trusses to make, roof batens to instal and tiles to lay...

Alright folks, I am new here! I am an electronic engineer but I also have a small farm in Fife, Scotland. The farm is a wreck that I am slowly getting into shape. I enjoy all aspects of handiwork if that’s what’s it’s called, woodwork, welding, brickwork etc etc but I’m not particularly great at...