I must confess that walking on rooftops has its charm, although it used to overwhelm me.
Ten minutes of preparation (harness, boots, gloves, and helmet) and then the same amount of time to take it off.
Be careful where you step and where you get caught, which skylight you clear or which tile you break
And from there, I’m off to supervise another installation, with the same on-off task. Sometimes up to four or five a day.
But when it comes to luxury homes, it’s definitely not the same seeing them from the street as from the rooftops.
You lose a lot of their beauty.
I’m telling you, I’ve been visiting mansions from above for a few years now, like cats.
That’s right, cats with class and skill!
I learned about class when I started posting my photos with a helmet and harness. The glamour of the situation was fading, or so my laughing colleagues told me.
That, unwittingly, helped me relieve the anxiety I felt about jumping off rooftops.
Because I started looking for beautiful spots high up where I could safely shed my PPE for a moment.
And enjoy the views from there (and take a selfie to post)
And, almost unwittingly, I came across spaces that were unusable by regulations, but that would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to set up a chill-out area or a pergola with lounge chairs, coffee and a book, and incredible views.
Wonderful places that exist, but that not even the owner of the house can visit.
That’s how I added the little charm that was missing to what I do and how I embellished it, escaping with moments of solitude at those heights
