philjay Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) Been doing some repairs to a dorma window on the abode and had a scaffold built last week cos my old bones get a bit stiff working off ladders. The scaffold rental is half the price of a roofer doing the job (if you can tie them down to actually coming out that is), and I have been able to take my time doing a couple of hours here and there. The views up on the roof are really good and I couldnt resist stitching a panorama from up there. Some great horizons 🙂 The views from up there are excellent and I must admit to them seeding a gem of an idea for a dome 😁 Edited July 23, 2021 by philjay +Bino-viewer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Ha ha , a dome would be perfect!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Wow, serious stuff Phil. Yup, a dome deffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 You know it makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 A question : would a 'roof dome' not be influenced by heat plumes and currents coming off the house....? (.....as opposed to a stand alone observatory built away from the property.) Maybe not such an issue in the winter if the house is well insulated, but during the summer a house can radiate a-lot of heat, as it cools into the night. I've been amazed how hot my own roof at home has got this week : you could have probably fried an egg on its hot black slates. BAZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: A question : would a 'roof dome' not be influenced by heat plumes and currents coming off the house....? (.....as opposed to a stand alone observatory built away from the property.) Maybe not such an issue in the winter if the house is well insulated, but during the summer a house can radiate a-lot of heat, as it cools into the night. I've been amazed how hot my own roof at home has got this week : you could have probably fried an egg on its hot black slates. Its a tongue in cheek post Rob. There is no way I would build a dome up there, never mind the temperatures, with the exposed aspect we get here a dome would be ripped apart by the high winds the first winter we get. It would probably end up on skeggy beach 🙂 However folks have been building roof top observatories for a couple of centuries so there is something to it. Take the Vatican observatory for one example, on top of some building or other Plus a guy near Willington has a Pulsar dome poking above his ridge tiles. +RonC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 hours ago, philjay said: Plus a guy near Willington has a Pulsar dome poking above his ridge tiles. Yes, i know the place you mean. It looks very tidy doesn't it ? I drive that why from time to time and often look at it, and always wonder whats inside there.....? 🔭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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