Hello,
Removing the original slate roof from an Edwardian end of terrace. Nail rot, blown ridges, no felt and uneconomic slates (6000x 9x9') means it's going in the skip so I want a cheap light weight replacement and my eye has alighted on either Sandtoft Britlock or Redland Cambrian. They seem to be roughly interchangeable but due to the Sandtoft claims of carbon neutrality and 80% recycled slate content and my limp-wristed bleeding-heart-liberal eco-guilt the Britlock is what i'm leaning towards.
Anyone worked with these?
I have bonnets on the front and wanted to wet-bed baby ridges on the small hips but Sandtoft want me to use their legged duracoat ridge. Do they feel the edge of the baby ridge won't go far enough past the join between the slates? I notice Redland have a grey plastic hip 'soaker' which seems to do the job admirably. Want a lead-free roof so can't do lead hips+ saddle. Do I need eave trays or is felt and fillet just as good? I have a breather membrane? Ta!
Removing the original slate roof from an Edwardian end of terrace. Nail rot, blown ridges, no felt and uneconomic slates (6000x 9x9') means it's going in the skip so I want a cheap light weight replacement and my eye has alighted on either Sandtoft Britlock or Redland Cambrian. They seem to be roughly interchangeable but due to the Sandtoft claims of carbon neutrality and 80% recycled slate content and my limp-wristed bleeding-heart-liberal eco-guilt the Britlock is what i'm leaning towards.
Anyone worked with these?
I have bonnets on the front and wanted to wet-bed baby ridges on the small hips but Sandtoft want me to use their legged duracoat ridge. Do they feel the edge of the baby ridge won't go far enough past the join between the slates? I notice Redland have a grey plastic hip 'soaker' which seems to do the job admirably. Want a lead-free roof so can't do lead hips+ saddle. Do I need eave trays or is felt and fillet just as good? I have a breather membrane? Ta!