Recent content by ^woody^

If you accepted the initial quote, then you need to pay for the things that would have been done anyway to access the floor, but then work out the area of floor, divide that into the remaining quoted price to get a m2 rate and then just pay for the area of floor done. The alternative is to get...

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The one on the right is too big, heavy and awkward. 20 year old design. So all being equal, the one on the left Go for a compact, HP version. There is one with hammer and toque control if you need everything and also has a 2100 RPM which is better than the more common 1700/1800 speeds.

Soffit looks like asbestos - maybe Chrysotile cement, or could be the more hazardous AIB. It could be over-clad if need be and if not disturbed

Jablite - do you mean the white polystyrene (EPS) Who said you can't use it? What is wrong with it?

Cracking typically relates to drying too fast or laying too thick. Sometimes it can be due to the poor adhesion from lack of prep or priming. It's difficult to get the mix wrong to cause any cracking. It wont tend to be a problem once the flooring is down

The hair is not asbestos that's for sure. The yellow is fibreglass The grit, if not grit may be vermiculite (insulation) and sometimes this could be contaminated with a trace of asbestos fibre due to the mining process. It can't be reliably tested though.

Any raised felt creating an air void between the board and felt, can be a source of interstitial condensation.

With roof work, finding extra things wrong - rotten fascia, rotten rafter, etc is common. You need a way of pricing such things, as once the scaffold is up and a contractor given a job, then your options to negotiate the costs of any extra work is limited. It's your responsibility to identify...

Not for those clay tiles, and probably not 3 days work either. Asbestos undercloak removal? Insulation? Building regs application? Eaves protectors? Rotten fascia and new gutters?

That pattern is indicative of moisture penetration and mould feeding on it. However, it does look like its small amount, so potentially is not allowing constant or persistent moisture to get in - unless you know otherwise? So that tends to be either directional rain, or a specific set of...

"Pagoda roof" and "header pike" are not UK construction terms. In the UK, thats most likely a traditional "cut rafter roof" (unless it's a system build house). The tip of a gable is the "apex"

No the whole verge (edge of the roof) has moved out. That's not normal.

I would suggest that you get the potential cause of the verge tile movement clarified with the surveyor.

What's the actual problem? Are these just repairs? Has the survey identified that issue with the verge tiles gap - is the gable moving or just the roof verge?