Recent content by jamesinsheffield

Sorry I should be more precise! I've had a look and the rivets haven't pulled through the slates - but the bottom of quite a few of the tiles are slighlty lifted (but the rivets are still in place in the tile and are bent over). I think the problem is that the rivets are not bent close enough...

more searching found this - http://www.roofconsult.co.uk/articles/tiling/tips20.htm think this is the problem!

i think our roofing is fibre cement slates

I think our roof may have been put on incorrectly as the bottom of each tile (one nail towards the middle of the tile) appears to be nailed in (each nail is not fully nailed in and the end is slightly bent down wards) on further inspection the bottom of most of the roof tiles are not flush and...

Thanks for this - might try to bump it down but it does seem to be a bit stuck = although your comment about lifting the tile has caused another concern!!!! i think our roof may have been put on incorrectly as the bottom of each tile appears to be nailed in (each nail is not fully nailed in...

Hi there Our roof is tiled and lined with a membrane. During high winds we've noticed a noise, like rattling boards, so i went up to check it out - i cant see any tiles displaced from the ground level but i have found a small bulge in the membrane and behind it I can feel something that is...