04/11/2023
Diane and Ian's fascia had collapsed slightly, we'll forgive this though as, up until recently, it's - the fascia- been doing a sublime job for over a hundred years.
I removed the tiles, stacking them, i thought, in order. Ian used his immense logic and numbered each tile which was far superior to me trying to remember which stack of tiles were the next to re install!
I re installed the fascia in its correct place having brought some new wood into play for it to attach to.
And then the tiles...
It was a bit chaotic as the old lime cement mix was in effect as useful as an ashtray on a radiator, or is that a radiator on a motorbike?!! So, more tiles kept slipping as i was in the process of re fitting with fresh lime mortar.
Much rain and a little swearing later I got the job done.
Lime, sharp and building sand, mixed, is a proper old school way of going about things but hey, old school is the best sKool as they say!
A very satisfying end, although i told Ian that i've developed a phobia of curvey old tiles cemented at an acute angle!
