I want to have the timber soffits, fascias and bargeboards of my house replaced with uPVC ones as well as installing dry verges.
I've already had a few different companies round to give a quote and the difference in price are up to a couple of thousand pounds. I have also got mixed information about dry verges from them.
You see, the cement on my verges are crumbling and so I thought I get it repaired. Some of the companies said to get the cement re-pointed and then fit dry verges on and so I was under the impression that the dry verges are there to protect the cement from the weather. They then quote me for both re-pointing and the dry verge.
Then some other people have said that there should be no cement at all, all the old cement needs to be taken out and the dry verge screwed directly on to the wooden lats. Hence, the dry verge is a replacement for the cement not an add-on. In addition, if I don't want dry verges then I don't need to pay extra for re-pointing the verges because when they are replacing the bargeboards they will have to remove the cement on the verges anyway!
So I just want to make sure what is the correct, no corner cutting procedure for installing dry verges? Do they really remove the cement when replacing bargeboards?
I've already had a few different companies round to give a quote and the difference in price are up to a couple of thousand pounds. I have also got mixed information about dry verges from them.
You see, the cement on my verges are crumbling and so I thought I get it repaired. Some of the companies said to get the cement re-pointed and then fit dry verges on and so I was under the impression that the dry verges are there to protect the cement from the weather. They then quote me for both re-pointing and the dry verge.
Then some other people have said that there should be no cement at all, all the old cement needs to be taken out and the dry verge screwed directly on to the wooden lats. Hence, the dry verge is a replacement for the cement not an add-on. In addition, if I don't want dry verges then I don't need to pay extra for re-pointing the verges because when they are replacing the bargeboards they will have to remove the cement on the verges anyway!
So I just want to make sure what is the correct, no corner cutting procedure for installing dry verges? Do they really remove the cement when replacing bargeboards?