Renovation of the North Signal Box at Boat of Garten 30 June to 3 July

 Renovation of the North Signal Box at Boat of Garten – 30 June to 3 July

By Colin Frost 

 

Work on the roof area was completed with flashband applied to bond the slates with the timber facing on the roof edges.

 

South end face

North end face

Both apex ends of the box were painted with the finished top coats, and this completed the work on the top scaffold level.

 

Meanwhile at first floor level, the north and south walls and windows were scrapped and rubbed down and primer applied to any bare wood and with all the loose putty removed from the window frames, fresh putty was applied.   

 

With another delivery of new mouldings, more defects were replaced, and a suitable 15ft long plank of timber was purchased from the Spey timber yard and this was fixed over the rotten area on the main support pillar on the rear North corner.  

 

We now await the removal of the top level of scaffold so that the areas from the gutters can be accessed.

 

The work team were Colin Frost, Ray Kenyon, Jim Hardy and Mike Tough

 

(to be continued)