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Thanks, I reckon I can now see how I'm going to get the barge boards off - now the question is just how to re-fix the slates. There is a 1" timber fillet between the top of the barge board & slates.

Thanks - what I feared, but at least I now know what I face! I've found some plastic "felt replacement" sheets that the manufacturers say can be slipped up under the old felt & tiles, which will do a good job. I think I may have caused confusion re the 2nd point re fixing the tiles. It's...

Thanks Noseall. That's rather how it looked. They are more like 12" x 20" and they are artificial. I think some are asbestos & some are a newer material, but they are "slates" - i.e. just a few mm thick - and they are nailed in place. So: - how do I fix the new sarking felt if I can't...

I am about to replace the fascia & soffit boards boards on my bungalow & have 2 queries: 1. At the eaves (i.e. just above the guttering) - I keep reading installation instructions that tell me to remove the first row of slates (well, the "modern" stuff) and fix new sarking felt (the end 300mm...