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Hi all, I am shortly due to re tile my roof and will be using the marley ludlow plus tiles that i used a few years ago to redo a mono pitch at the rear of the house. My question is; has anyone used or had experience of using the “modern” ridge tiles with a profiled tile the same or similar to...

Thanks everyone for your replies. Certainly a bit to think about. I think i may just bite the bullet and up the sizes to 8x2 or even 9x2, there seems to be some fairly local suppliers who supply these sizes in the long lengths i need and at least this way it should give a little bit more...

Thanks Notch. Yes wall plate to wall plate would be around 4.5m, the 6m figure comes from the total length of timbers with overhang front and back. The intended construction is cold roof and to be honest, bearing in mind its only a workshop/summer house my aim is to try and keep costs (and...

Thanks for the reply Tony. Does this apply still if the joists are overlapped and bolted though, as I suppose im thinking the actual span of a “single” joist is only about 2.5/3m then reinforced through the overlap? Or am I missing the point? Cheers

Hi all, I have recently completed a block built summerhouse/workshop in the garden. My intention is to have a flat roof with a slight overhang at the front edge. The building size is approx 6.5m wide by 4.5m front to back. My question revolves around the correct joist size for the roof. As far...

Thanks a lot for all your replies. Seems that it might not be the end of the world after all. It'll be membrane and gauging day tomorrow so hopefully the weather cheers up! I will report back when ive got something resembling a tiled roof!

Marley ludlow plus. Smooth grey if that helps!

Thanks woody. Sorry to sound a bit dim but when you say adjust the gauge is it better to just do the 40mm in one hit, say on the first/second batten and go up from there or gradually say over 4 or 5 battens? Cheers

Thanks for the quick reply ree. I thought it might sound a bit confusing, its confused me enough! Yep basically if all the tails of the rafters were cut parallel to the house the rafters at one end would be 40mm longer than at the other. So it seems this isnt the end of the world? Just cut...

Hi Guys, Haven't needed to call on your services for a long time but would like some advice please... I'm currently replacing a lean to roof on the back of my house. The roof size is approx 6m wide by 2m long. Pitch is 35 degrees. My issue started when I began cutting the rafters in and...

Sounds like just the job. If anyone can point me in the direction of this type of heat shrink I'd be eternally grateful! Cheers

Fraid not, already tried to access the cable in the back of the light. It seems to be potted in, I assume to retain the ip rating. Bit hazard to try prising bits off just in case the lights get wrecked!

Hi grateful for a bit of advice before I get the BCO officer involved with this and possibly get told off! I am currently in the process of building a couple of garden walls that will house a brick light in each pier. My plan, to make future maintenance easier was to run SWA from the power...

Hi everyone, New year, new problem! I have a strange lighting issue that i've never come across before and am not sure how to solve. The upstairs of my house contains the following lighting components: Bedroom 1: 5 x Mains downlights, 4 x small LV downlights (over wardrobes), 1 x 2...

Thanks Dec, despite the hassle it worked a treat!