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The existing slates run right up to the end of the boards and I'm hoping not to strip the roof.

What are two part wood fillers like for being able to nail into?

I am extending my roof and have a sitiation where the existing sarking boards (6 x 1 softwood boards) will butt up against the new boards. There is a small gap (say 2-3mm) bewteen the ends of the boards which is, unfortunately, exactly where some of the slate hooks need to land. Can anybody...

Thanks for that. It was a quick sketch to show the shapes so I didn't put all the details in but the drain will be wrapped in a geotextile.

Here's a picture. As a belt and braces approach, the wall at the back of the basement has been designed with the strength to retain whatever is thrown at it. It's eight inches of reinforced concrete. In fact, the ground behind the wall won't touch it as the rock face is stable and is about...

Thanks for the replies. The site doesn't slope that steeply. The rock face in the solum is steep because it sits behind what the amercicans would call a walk out basement. It's not going to be an area that is used at all. I am hoping that there shouldn't be much water trying to come out...

I am building a house (for me) which is on a rocky, sloping site. There is a solum behind the rooms downstairs at the front that rises steeply and then levels off. The face of the steep bit is a very uneven rock surface. Has anybody got any suggestions about how I can treat this to seal...

I am building an ICF house, starting with the garage. As the walls are polystyrene, I have to cover them with plasterboard to fireproof them. Once it's all boarded, the bottom metre in the garage will be covered with plywood to take all the knocks. Attaching the plasterboard is no problem...

The fixing brackets are screwed onto the sarking boards, i.e. the deck. A mate who is a builder came round to check that I had installed the window correctly and confirmed that it is. I agree that it sounds wrong but the installation instructions actually show it that way (when you look at...

The slates are actually straight on to the boards but as far as I can see this doesn't make any difference. Sarking boards are effectively just like extra wide battens. I spoke to Velux yesterday and the answer is that where the soakers pass the sides of the drainage channel, they have to be...

Can anyone help me with a Velux flashing question? I am trying to install a Velux GPL (top opening) above a GIL fixed element. The windows are installed on the roof and I have been installing the flashing kit today. The problem I have got is that when I come to install the drainage...

Thanks very much for all the comments. I spoke to the Klober technical helpline who said there was no need but I must confess that I agree with hammerswinger - it can't hurt can it. Wind driven rain is a big issue up here so it's a belt and braces approach on everything.

Can anybody answer a question for me on eaves support trays? I am about to use the Klober eaves support tray on my new garage. The installation instructions say that they should be overlapped by 100mm. Should the join be sealed with some sort of mastic? If so, what do you recommend...

They don't seem to produce a lot of thick ones! The slates that I am using are from SIG and, of their whole range, only one lot are thick. They seem to be being used on all the new slate rooves in Shetland! The plan is that the slates aren't going to move!

Hi Alastair, The slates are Spanish 400 x 250 and are holed about 110 mm down the slate about 30mm in on both sides. Because it is very windy where we are building, I am going to nail them (using the holes provided) and use slate hooks. AA