Fixing a slipped roof tile?

goldbyron · 29 Jun 2009

Hi

One of my roof tiles has become dislodged during the recent storm and is currently sitting in one piece in my guttering. I have been ringing roofers who have quoted hundreds of pounds to fix as it involves using tower scaffolding to fit with H&S regs. One of the roofers suggsted I find a man with a van who does not have to conform to H&S - however some of the ones I have rung do not have a roof ladder. Who is the best tradesman to contact to fix a single tile which I have been told (and know) is a 10-15 min job. I was thinking I would have to pay about £50 if only I knew who would do it! Thanks

noseall · 29 Jun 2009

Borrow some kit and d-i-y.

Seriously, if you are paying more than 50 rips then you are paying too much. When i first started on my own this was bread and butter stuff. H & S are killing the trade whilst saving no lives whatsoever.

goldbyron · 30 Jun 2009

LOL to the DIY! Whilst not a traditionalist I am a young female (5'2" to add in terms of reaching a tile on the roof!) with no DIY skills at all except maybe putting up the odd shelf. It seems ridiculous that H&S dictates in cases of one slipped tile costing people hundreds of pounds for some scaffolding.

Alastairreid · 30 Jun 2009

goldbyron said:
It seems ridiculous that H&S dictates in cases of one slipped tile costing people hundreds of pounds for some scaffolding.

you wont need a scaffold for a small repair such as yours!

have a read at this.

datarebal · 30 Jun 2009

Firstly, It is easy for people here to say.."you wont need scaffold blah blah blah" but has anyone seen it?.

10 -15 minute job?..drive to job, put ladders up, do repair, take ladders down, drive to next job....

Cost me a couple of hundred pounds..... If the guy has an accident will you be paying his mortgage until he is better?

to get a definative answer, post a picture..

Alastairreid · 30 Jun 2009

ok i'll rephrase that..........from a H+S point of view its always safer and easier to have a scaffold erected when working at height! though from a practical point of view to erect a scaffold every time access was required to a roof would be both impractical and uneconomical.

Deluks · 1 Jul 2009

If you go into the loft can you access the gap where the tile is missing from (only applies if your roof is unfelted/uninsulated)

noseall · 1 Jul 2009

datarebal said:
If the guy has an accident will you be paying his mortgage until he is better?

Says who?

dave1953 · 1 Jul 2009

What sort of roof tile is it? i.e concrete interlocked, plain pantile , slate etc, it will depend on the tile as some are bu---ers to refit and as stated H& s is now a big issue however the good news is if it's caught in the guttering it may save tou forking out for a newee.

datarebal · 2 Jul 2009

noseall said:
datarebal said:

If the guy has an accident will you be paying his mortgage until he is better?

Click to expand...

Says who?

A question mark means I was asking a QUESTION.

Nige F · 5 Jul 2009

Would that be a rhetorical question

datarebal · 6 Jul 2009

Not at all ....

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