retiling a roof (scotland)

Alastairreid · 3 Mar 2009

View media item 9223 scaffold up, skip and chutes set up,front stripped felted and strapped ,ready for removal of 4 vent chimney.

stripping the rosemary tiles

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back stripped and gable felted and battened out.

felting and strapping

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back felted ready for counter battens (Scottish br)

ready to load tiles

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chimneys removed, twinwall gas flues installed, roof strapped out ready to be loaded.

roof loaded, chimneys down,facings and soffits ins

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loaded and set for tiling.

front tiled

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front tiled...oh and new upvc facings soffits and gutters.

junction with neighbour.

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kicking off the back with the junction to next doors roof.

twinwall 125mm flue vents

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and the back tiled.slate pieces to go round vent terminals.

side elevation

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gable complete.

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and gutters up.

dry hip system

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hip tiles on and front gutters up.

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all done.

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finished.

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home time

str · 3 Mar 2009

nice bit of advertising there

surprised you got away with replacing the slate with tiles?

Alastairreid · 3 Mar 2009

i stenciled out the phone numbers on the van but it doesnt seem to have worked

planning seems to be less stringent in some parts of scotland as opposed to England! so long as the tile colour corresponds to the surrounding area.

str · 3 Mar 2009

I know what you mean re planning - we're on the east coast and just fighting with the planning dept for a extension in terms of materials to use

Alastairreid · 3 Mar 2009

its a b***dy nightmare if you are in a conservation area........even worse if the building has a listing.

str · 4 Mar 2009

exactly that problem, we're in a conservation area - whilst I don't mind having the side extension tie in with the main house in terms of materials/finishes, the planning officer has dictated what roof covering and window frame material, down to the finish colour, we have on the single storey rear extension

Alastairreid · 4 Mar 2009

when i used to work for the national trust "everything" had to be like for like, sourcing the proper materials was a national if not global exercise.

modern building materials was a no no jewsons was regarded as a swear word

. guys from Glasgow university used to come and oversee particularly sensitive parts of any restoration works, you know the type flared checked trousers, goattee beards, and john lennon specs...........favourite saying ooh you cant do that

any project used to take about a" month" a week to plan, a week talking about it, a further week looking at it, the rest of the time seeking permissions and saying you cant do that........and the next couple of hours replacing the floorboard.

got to preserve our national treasures you know str........your house included.

str · 4 Mar 2009

might as well go for a grant then

thedayisnapped · 4 Mar 2009

str said:
nice bit of advertising there

Nice advertising indeed. I'm in the process of buying a property in the area which is need of amongst many things, some roofing work. Alastair, I'll give you a call once the sale goes through.

Alastairreid · 4 Mar 2009

8) it worked

no problem thedayisnapped you have my number

John506 · 6 Mar 2009

str said:
nice bit of advertising there

Was thinking exactly the same, might try that one

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