Recent content by JohnErskine

Many thanks for this. In the more exposed parts of Scotland, many different types of roofing is used. It is not uncommon to see metal roofs and even corrugated steel still used. It is just unusual here where construction is much more traditional. So, maybe in that sense, parts of the country...

We have not viewed the house yet. We will do that tomorrow afternoon when I hope to get access to the roof. It appears to be fairly new, so I assume it is a replacement for the original tile roof which is likely to have leaked given the shallow pitch and exposure to pretty strong wet westerly...

I am looking for some advice on tile sheeting. We are interested in a house which has come on the market. It is a 60s bungalow with a very shallow pitch. I assume because of this, the owner (who is now dead) has replaced the original roof in lightweight synthetic tile sheeting according to the...