Roof off

I didn't get to the plot this weekend until late on Sunday, and even then it was just for a quick check-over.

However it seems that Storm Imogen which hit the UK last week has had a bit of an effect on the plot. I've been pretty lucky over the past few weeks that there has been no damage to the plot other than small things such as blowing over the compost "daleks" and occasionally putting in the already damaged window on the shed. But this time it has actually done some real damage. Nothing major but it's certainly something which should be looked at.

The roof of the shed has been taken off.

Fortunately only the roofing felt has been ripped off. When I built the shed, I only tacked it down around the edges, neglecting to put any of the tacks into the central part. So when the wind got underneath and loosened the edge tacks, it flipped the felt back and tore out the holding tacks. This left it flapping around and it tore all the way across.

Now the actual shed I got (from Tiger Sheds) has a slotted roof which is pretty secure so no water has got in. But the roof is more than a little damp so it might take a while to dry out... if I actually let it dry. I could simply tack a new piece of felt back on and let it go at that. It will dry out internally over time, and it'll probably survive. But to let it dry thoroughly is always better.

Bit of a moot point of course, as I won't be able to get it fixed until next weekend. So I hope it stays dry this week and for the next weekend.