We have had a roof leak for five years and have put up a tarp every winter during rainy season. I am thrilled that we got a new roof this year.. Neil took photos of the progress of the  roof being put on the cottage. The first few show the state of the old roof and tarp plus how the mango tree was so prolific this year (fruit still green at the time of the photos) that it was literally laying on the roof.





In preparation for the activity on the roof, we put up plastic sheeting inside the house to catch the debris. We needed both ladders inside to cover the whole ceiling.


Five workers and three trucks showed up Monday morning and they were already using the chainsaw on the tree by the time I was back from my beach walk before 8 am! Next came tearing up the shingles. Neil said the four forked tool they used reminded him of what is used for digging up potatoes.
 

They really cleaned up the ground mess well and between the tree and the shingles, they filled two trucks. Then they started tossing the new up on the roof:
 

We did see some "daylight" a few places looking up from inside when the old was off and new not yet on!


At the end of Day One, the felt was installed and new shingles in bundles were spread out on the roof. The photo also shows what a nice job they did trimming the tree to get it up but still allow some shade branches over the house.


Next day they finished the job of nailing in all the new shingles!
 

Then they were done and it looks great!


And a few photos of the aftermath. We were so thankful to have all the plastic up to catch the old termite droppings and other debris that came through the cracks in the open ceiling and out of the wood. All together we probably had about 3/4 of a quart of debris caught in the plastic! We ended up vacuuming the entire ceiling as we incrementally took the plastic down. It looks great now.
 



Here's a view of cottage with the new roof and trimmed tree.