newstargazer01
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Rear of turret, showing the track and support structure for the hatch to roll off onto.
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Hi.
Given the numbers of pictures, posts etc etc there are lots of people browsing the net/site for information and sharing same.
I am at the final stages of an observatory build. I have been dogged by one major problem and that is roof opening. In an ideal world a ROR would be needed but my roofer/builder has been very slow. I settled to have the roof closed in for two reasons. Firstly to have some sense of completion the roof was fixed and closed. Secondly the builder was very reluctant or could not fathom the ROR option. He fears the generally rainy stormy winter weather blowing in from the Atlantic would potentially see the roof leak or worse still lift off in a storm. I am considering a slide away hatch option. Could you advise how you managed this part of your build and how did you weather proof? I see one of you pictures shows rails extending over the roof. Are these telescopic as the do not appear to be present in other pictures?
Hoping for inspiration.
SJMcH