Cushion of bales to helpwhile working on the roof

JOHN is replacing part of an old barn roof where the barley bins are kept. Each bin holds up to forty tons and is feed for the bullocks,heifers and young stock when they are housed inside.

We had a problem last year when the snow blew under the old roof tiles and settled on the top of the open bins. Once the snow melted, the moisture and the heat from the herd who are in the foldyard next to the shed, germinated the top layer of barley. A bit of a waste and not what John wanted at all.

The pantiles on the roof just rested on wooden laths. Over the years many of these had rotted and this had added to the weatherproofing issue with the roof. A few years ago Geoff, my brother-in-law had repaired half of the roof, but now it was John’s turn to take up his ladders and get up there to finish the job off.