Anyway, last week we finally got round to doing it right thanks to the help of Freek who volunteered for the job.
Before I was able to think about getting my camera ready, Freek had climbed out of the dormer window and started handing me roof tiles. It was a bit of a puzzle to work out the place of the hole. It's not so easy as there is something like 30 centimeters of space between the tiles and the inside of the roof. We opted for working from the outside, although most instructions tell you to work from the inside. In our case we thought it was better because you can plan the outside hole to perfectly fit under the special tile-with-a-hole and then drill through there to make a hole to the inside (one of the other reasons we did it this way was because I don't have a 30 cm drill...)
Here Freek is making things fit on the inside. When both holes were ready we could push the pipe through and make some (small) adjustments so that it would be completely vertical. Time for some coffee and and smoke (for Freek) and to take a look from the outside. You can just about see the pipe peeping through.
That was the most difficult work done. Just before closing up I saw this view from the inside and told Freek to hold it there for a few more seconds.
He was not wearing his shades to look 'cool' but to avoid getting dirt in his eyes. Anyway, then it was time to put the special roof tile in place, put the cap on the pipe and start replacing the rest of the roof tiles (with directions from Daniel who was looking up from the garden).
This is what it looks like from the inside. It would have been nice if the pipe was 10 cm longer, it juuust about fit.
And finally the completed look from the outside. Thanks again Freek!
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