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Yes, most definitely a roofing company. Or 'roofing company'.

To be clear - they originally didn't quote for removing slates when replacing the barge-boards. They said that on getting up on the roof that the slates had to be broken off as they were heavily screwed and nailed to the barge board and couldn't be removed in one piece - they said they...

OK thanks. One final question. Would you just chalk it down to experience and get someone else to come and repair it?

Thanks. And how would you best prove that the mess is due to poor workmanship rather than actual wind/storm damage?

Thanks! It was as I suspected, but I just wanted to be sure with the terminology as I'm no expert (obviously!) Do you (or anyone with any knowledge) have a view from looking at the photos as to how the Spanish slate are fixed? They've clearly moved whereas the originals that have been there 40...

Sorry to be dumb.... so is it perfectly normal to nail the end row of slates to the barge board? Is it normal to have to break them off to remove them, or can they still be removed in one piece and replaced? He says they had to be broken off.

Sorry, can you explain where and how 'galvanised fixings' (or copper) should be used on the slates? Should this be on all the slates, or just the ones on the edge next to the barge board?

Hah! No, they actually did some work on the house about 10 years ago and did a good job. Hence getting them back. The mortar round the ridge tiles and over the slates is just... *sigh*

Yes, same roofing company.

Yes, badly painted, possibly sprayed.

Oh, sorry about that, not sure why it's giving that message. Try below! Slates after 'wind damage' Larger view of rest of roof with 'ridge tile' Slates on different elevation unaffected by 'wind damage' but with gaps between them.

Hi, Thanks for the responses, sorry for the slow reply. It's quite a complicated issue and Im loathed to put all the details up. The bargeboards were due to be replaced, but when it came to removing them he found that the slates were nailed to it, so he couldnt just remove them (or so he says)...

Hi, A couple of months ago we had some slates replaced (a single row of them numbering approx 15 slates) on the edge of the roof up against the barge-board. We then had some windy weather and these slates have moved considerably leaving the repaired slates largely intact but misaligned and with...