Recent content by Andy R

I think that’s a very fair point… The chances of making my loft air tight, must be next to non existent ! I’m sure that things will improve, wrt to drafts, when the slates are all positioned correctly – but simply, the building has too many imperfections, for there to be no air flow. Provided...

I’ve had a chat with my builder/roofer and he’s happy to use copper nails for the majority of the slates – which I feel is good news ! The next bone of contention is the roofing felt… There’s nothing there currently - and he’s suggesting using bitumen roofing felt. I was in favour of a...

Thanks for the replies guys – it’s appreciated… I do think that he’s a ‘jack of all trades and master of non’ – but that doesn’t mean he can’t do a reasonable job on my roof. I know he’s got plenty of experience working with slate roofs – including listed buildings – so I have no reason to...

I'm getting my house re-roofed... It has an original slate roof - circa 1840 - but every year, a few slates fall off, due to the nails failing. I've decided to bite the bullet and have them all taken off - and the roof felted and re-battened. the plan would be to re-use as many of the old...