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  1. scottishslater

    any advice on slating

    i can tell you how to do random slating
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    Unhappy with work done (ceiling repair) - what should I do

    looks like he used a bark roller for your ceiling instead of a stippler
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    Squirrels under pantiles

    they would eat the comb fillers.You can bed on the bottom course of tiles presentably with rapid set in it or they will eat the cement to
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    Roofing irons (extract from Do I need a re-roof)

    those slate are lankys or burlingtons as everyone calls them ive just slated 800m2 roof in them
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    What's the best way to get rid of seagulls?

    they must have been soft looking owls lol
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    solar rails poor workmanship?

    what am saying is you dont even need to go to the hassle of using a ripper using slate hooks is much less disruptive also if they had the slate turned they should have nailed the slate
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    solar rails poor workmanship?

    yes normally you\ would use a ripper where a roof is double nailed to get access to nail the slate but also there are such things as slate hooks now you can use to do the repair which reduces chance of damaging slate while doing repairs you can view one here...
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    solar rails poor workmanship?

    post a picture ill give you a slaters opinion on there work
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    Can I strip one side of my roof at a time?

    you tile right to left. You measure the width of three tiles across the width of the roof you mark every three tiles where they would land.When loading you place six tiles on the mark you have marked for three tiles the six tiles cover 2 battens hence the 6 tiles you have. The panel/side your...
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    Can I strip one side of my roof at a time?

    you can do one side at a time with no issues
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    What's the best way to get rid of seagulls?

    put up a replica bird of prey like a plastic owl sounds strange but it works
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    Price of re-roofing a flat felt roof 1x3metres

    i think 400 is a fair price if he is supplying materials
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    New Slates or Use old ones...

    you can still get burlington slate new if you wanted new slate
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    New Slates or Use old ones...

    and avoid spanish slate there cheap crap
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    New Slates or Use old ones...

    slate is expensive so. I don't think your quote is to expensive also the slate that's on your roof Burlington can come in at 700 pound per tonne plus vat and they only average about 15m square per tonne trust me i know am middle of doing a 1500 meter square roof in Burlington also slating is...
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    Slate Roof - pitch

    put in snow boards above the gutter problem solved
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    Roof Tiles Sagging with Open Rafter Eaves

    hard to see from that photo but they have maybe cut off the other rafters and added a fascia board
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    Sealing chimney hole in roof

    As catlad says.You can even throw a tarp over the hole when your done if you want to be ultra save about water getting in.
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    Sealing chimney hole in roof

    Cut back battens to half on rafters either side of chimney,Add new felt over hole,join up new tile batten to match original and marry in new tiles,How far you taking the chimney down
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    Sealing chimney hole in roof

    post a picture of it
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