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hiya, can anyone tell me how to stop the tops of gate posts splitting? can i put a solution of pva glue on the wood to soak in?

Can someone tell me if the standard aluminium roof nails are all 3.35mmx40mm clout nails? i have a bag of them but not sure if i should use them if theyr'e not the right thickness. or are there various types as in thickness?

I e-mailed the manufacturer of Hardrow and were good enough to send the following details, that my also be of use to others here. ------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your email. The Hardrow slates on your roof will either hung by two nails over the batten or...

After getting the "experts" in, they replaced the felt on a flat roof, but , there's an isolated blob of cement in a corner of the flat roof where the flashing goes around a drip. is that a bodge?

Just a thought here... is the condition of the chimney's brickwork/flashing ok?

yep Masona, that would make the tile sit in line with the others. you'd think a manufacturer would I.D. a need for something like that.

can anyone tell me if there's a particular method of fixing replacement concrete roof tiles without having to remove the row of tiles above? the tiles are plain concrete, 45cm square and about 1cm thick. there are no features to them e.g flanges,lugs, interlocking thingys. thanks...

no masona, nothing like that. just flat square shaped tiles. thanks bikerm4, i'll have a look

Can anyone tell me how to fasten replacement roof tiles? I have found "jenney clips" on the internet. but no luck in finding out where I can get them over the counter, or if there are any for concrete tiles. i'm also not keen on using tingles. can anyone tell me if there's an alternative...