We’ve been waiting for a break in the weather in order to fit the guttering on the house. Standing on a ladder in fifty mile an hour winds is no-one’s idea of a good time!
At last. The weather for the last few days on the island has been dry and clear with light winds, and it looks like it will hold for a good few days more.
My job is holder-of-the-ladder and passer-up-of-tools, brackets and gutter lengths. And maker of tea.
Husband is doing all the technical stuff like measuring, drilling, aligning and connecting.
All the easy stuff 😊…
We’ve gone for Lindab galvanised steel guttering.
It goes well aesthetically with the wood cladding, is solidly well made, can cope with the vast amount of rain we have on the island – as it’s extra wide and deep – and isn’t plastic. Not that there’s anything wrong with plastic, but we preferred not to use it.
We have lots still to fit, and are working our way around the house starting with the back. Let’s hope the weather gods smile upon us.
I was standing holding the ladder today, listening to the silence of the afternoon on this exposed island hillside, the only noise occasional birdsong. And I thought to myself, how life has changed.
How lucky I am.
Ravencroft Skye 