Wet.

A very wet and grey day today. It's been a day for sorting out building issues. First Peter had to hunt for red roof tiles. Our builder had been unable to source any locally as we only need about 30 for some of the roof repairs not a whole pallet load. That's what happens when yours is the only house is the village with a red roof in a country where having slate quarries means that slates have been used for roofing since Roman times. Cheaper grey concrete tiles being substituted in more modern times. Peter managed to find a supplier in Swansea, only 80 miles from Borth and he's ordering enough for the front door porch and future repairs as red tiles are so hard to find. 

The bigger issue/problem is that the building inspector came to okay the work changing the bay window to French doors and it's a no go. The 6ft deep bay window is an add-on to the original house and its foundations will not take the weight of all the double glazing and steel beam needed for the new layout. To make it comply with current regulations either the whole of the underneath structure will need either new footings or complete replacement. Peter's going to ask for a rough guestimates of the cost for either of those options but they are bound to be very expensive.

The plan had been to buy a couple of chairs like the one below so that even in bad weather we could sit and enjoy the view.

The more practical option is to lose the bay window altogether and have the French doors back on the original outer wall. The sitting room isn't that big and I had the furniture layout sorted but without the bay that'll all have to change. (I don't like change.) However if the building inspector says the terrace plus where the bay window is is safe enough as a terrace that'll save on not having to extend the current terrace out into the garden.