A dreich day, with constant drizzle. A friend on the island visited site to take pictures of more progress for us.
The slates are being laid.
Loving the texture of these.
The windows are also now in place.
Can’t help thinking how good this would look in black – not a look that we’d seriously considered previously.
The only challenge with a black or grey stain is that it needs maintenance every few years, and probably reapplication to keep looking good. Natural Siberian larch is left untreated and it greys naturally over the years, needing nothing further. The wood hardens in reaction to the atmosphere and weather and protects itself.
It will be ready for its larch cladding in a few weeks time and we’ll see how its weatherproof wooden coat looks “au naturele” then.
Ravencroft Skye 