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pooling is normal , older flat roofs were literally flat , you could put chipping up there to raise the water leve allowing it to move off. just a thought,

thanks all hope i can help

hello im dave holliday my family spans 4 generation of roofing in birmingham and west midlands, about 2 years ago at the start of the recession my famaily company went bust after a terrible 2008 and huge debts we decided to call it a day and went ponto, i now work alone without moaning...

you should be able to using screw n plugs but dont be short on the amount. you could first fix firing strips and create a healthy fall then fix to to strips

The method of bedding hip ridge tiles requires a firm mortar bed to either straight edge and a solid bed, packed with tile pieces if needed, at the cross joints. The underside of the hip ridge tiles should be dampened before bedding. All joints should be neatly struck pointed with a minimum...

too much mortar sitting in the gap on the felt/ membrane could be a problem i reccommended bridging the gap, bearing in mind you do need a healthy bed of mortar

build the gap up with rubble i.e broken roof tile , this will bridge the gap between the tiles , allow 2 inches of mortar to rebed your ridge to. squeeze out excess and point, only bed the side to a slate roof as full pointing always falls out