Recent content by gordyboy1

The slates look grey, when I say rotten I probably do mean delaminated. The slate sounds dull when tapped with a hammer and some of the lower ones I have looked at are quite brittle and the nail holes can be enlarged with a finger. I have had a look at some lower slates tonight and was able...

Thanks for the reply, should have probably clarified - Roof about shot. The slates are failrly rotten and the sarking T&G boards don't look to clever. The Gutters look fine and are draining down the downspouts as they should. I think the water has been getting into the wall from the...

Hi guys First post so please be gentle My house is getting a new roof this year, which will hopefully cure the various damp problems we have been having, one external wall looks as if it will need re-dashing (very hollow sounding, so I guess it has been getting water behind it) I have...