Bell Tower Roofing

This week, Acharya Kumarnathaswami has been working to add the tile roofing to the Redwood Bell Tower. As you may know, this hand-built masterpiece will house the granite bell that was carved with Iraivan Temple. Visitors will be able to ring the bell with a wooden mallet.

See this post for earlier work on the project: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/taka-archive-all-assets/taka/2024/02/13/granite-bell-tower-installation-part-1/

Acharya lays the slate roofing material

A photo from several months ago when Aditya was here helping to install the roof

These copper pieces protect the ends of the wood

The curved design means each piece must be uniquely cut

The waterproofing layer

and the copper flashing around the edges

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