Recent content by craig melvin

foam is ugly What about a clear specialist silicons - the ones that can be used in damp conditions etc... Ive done something similar on my own garage wall and worked a treat ! regards Craig

I know its too late but Ive been doing garage roofs in profiled sheets for a while now. He should have quoted for anti-condensation sheets - the ones with the fleece backing, so some material will need fixing to the underneath. maybe polystyrene? Craig

An interesting topic really and everyone tackles it in different ways! I would have replaced the damaged tiles with the closest match possible. There are great silicons on the market theses days & I would have stuck them in place. I would have rang the owner up and said they will be the...

also done lots of these - if i have any doubts i put a bracket onto the house wall and tie rope to the bt wire to take any pull when removing the bt one. A few years ago letterswent sent round from BT warning us not to remove any bt property at all. stuff them! :D :D

yes i left the gaps in between about 5mm so thats ok I think if I new the shed was going to be put on there - I would have put either more support in or decked around it like i did the shed on the right. The permanent weight of the shed has cause the deck to sink slighttly - not much but...

I did decking job earlier in the year at the end of a customers garden one shed on the left which i decked around. got a call weeks later saying they got puddling on the decking but doesnt want any holes drilled in it - so i left it for a while - but then i had trading standards on my case...

thanks for that. What it is I ve lost work by not quoting to jetwash a roof and offering to scrape - but that last idea looks good idea. will leave the jetwasher alone now on ebay. Craig

For years, I have been sealing these gutters with products like fleaxcryl, but in all honesty, you will only get several years out of it. Ive seen a job done near by where the gutters are cut off flush with the wall, the joists extended, upvc fascia, soffits (vented ) and plastic guttering...

that flexacryl is great stuff ! You can use it in damp conditions too craig

its an interesting one isnt it. Personally as a roofer Iwouldnt want all them tiles left over so would have purchased what I needad as I went on then working out roughly want I need to finish. Theres always bits left over isnt there. I've always took them home with me & if im unsure about the...

good topic, i have one to do at home as well. let us know how you got on please. Craig

I am often asked about moss on roofs and I use to warn people about getting there roofs jetwashed. Saying that its not good! But everyone else seems to do it and someone I know wants a quote because hes sick of the moss. Looking on Ebay there are some Karchers - but they dont seem to get...