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Lead is expensive yes but it will last a life time.Can you afford to have it doen in lead?if the answer is yes then get it in lead but get other quotes but be carfull as leadwork is a specialist job and alot of roofers can only do basic leadwork.I was trained in leadwork by a plumber.Ask to see...

@dboardman Defo use silicone.Plastic gutters move ALOT with heat,you know that cracking noise you hear on a summers night coming from you eaves?thats the gutters contracting back to their original size after expanding with the heat of the day.The sealent you have goes hard in no time at all,once...

Does seem like a rip off,a legal con.

Cant help on that one.Only do private work these days and tbh hardly do any new builds,i wont even go to price them unless its for someone i know.PS £75 :evil: i suppose someone has got to pay the suits to feel important eh?and they say were the cowboys.

Pictures/sizes its like asking how long is a piece of string sorry.

I knew it was 6 months old and if you read what i wrote i was asking if it fixed the problem. :roll:

Zeberdee suggestion is the best way to fix although you can fix with silicone and be effective=remove the union(jointer) dry this and the gutter,apply your silicone then clip back together.As long as its clean and dry and done this way willl be effective and last many many years(Use silicone...

One of the draw backs on living on the gold coast aka the solway is the 365 days of sunshine a year. 8)

@ cumbrianroofer-Yes im a west cumbrian "marra".Which part of our fine county do you reside?

Its defo conden which is why its worse when its freezing outside = hot air mixing with cold air and condensing.I recently done a job in brigham,sarkin roof ,inside covered in frozen droplets ice/water.I fitted 4 vents and was speaking to the guy about 2 weeks ago and he said the problem stopped...

How high is it?lets assume its a 3 bed semi,ground/first floors.Personally i would charge £180-£200.

550-700 omg you might as well work for someone else and not have the aggro of running your own company.I mean come on if your going to work for yourself the idea is to make some money.Now there needs to be a happy medium ie providing a top rate service at fair price,fair price not pea nuts.If...

What is the biggest tile out there for slate??????is it slate or tile?There is a difference.Stonewald is a large flat tile,as for slates some are as big as grave stones.

I may have been misinformed.We do lead burning,we were shown by a plumber who used to work for us and it was him who said this when i wanted it done on a job,maybe he just could not be arsed to do it :wink:would it not be a fire hazzard lead burning in a lead valley? Thats why i think its...

lol I just cant help myself,you cast the line and ill bite.Puts a bit of time in :wink:

I dont know it all,i dont know much about plumbing,building,decorating etc etc BUT when it comes to roofs i know a hell of alot.Maybe got sumin to do with the 140yrs combined exp between 3 generations of roofing in the family?even now im still learning.IF every tile from a roof was...

The only way to repair with lead would to be fit sections of lead over the fractures but under the lead valley above.You can weld led,as pointed out lead burning BUT this cannot be done to lead thats fitted to valley boards.Any led burning needs to be done before fitting on a level area or at...

Random green slate is the best imo.

So what business are you in "hartleythedog" ???ROOF COATINGS BY ANY CHANCE????

If moss must be cleaned of a roof best to use a wire brush and scraper,preasure washers shouldnt be used on roofs.As for the silicone spray(waterseal) in the short term it will stop the tiles being as porus as but this will not last.Basicly sound like chancers to me.How much is she paying for...