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You need more insulation in loft space and the felt looks tat,the roof is one of the most important parts of house, so why use cheap felt on it!! Can never work that one out😤as for valley there needs to be valley boards on, i never use them plastic valleys but there should be some thing...

Would that not depend on insulation in loft,hot air could be getting in loft space causing condensation, I've had problems with tyvek felt before!! So don't use it anymore.

What's going on with the dry verge?? And are they the old ones??

Hehe that's about right!! A house over road from me had foam sprayed under it, when they re roofed it all the timbers needed replacing due to rot. So spring time might be best idea to do it,hopefully yours won't need re timbered

Never herd of using 1f felt on a shallow pitch roof :roll: breathable should be fine.Procter roof shield is what I use all the time,with tiles suitable for the pitch you shouldn't have a problem :wink:

Re use the slate that comes off :roll: as for using dry fix valley don't no where you could use that? Can't see a valley on that pic???

Two ways I no of are: 1. Use a slate ripper, slide ripper onto lat then slide slate up then remove ripper 2. Push slate up to lat then slide it down about 1 inch then put a nail either side of slate. So the nails act like a see saw, push slate down then push up on to lat. :wink:

I also had a problem with these tiles about 4 or so years ago, loaded 1600 up on a roof,started laying them and noticed small black holes,rang travis Perkins and they sent out marley rep,(arrogant little man) he said just skip them and we will order some more,asked me to take photos of them and...

Ha was thinking this the other day!!i go throw boots like there going out of fashion :( think we need to design proper roofing boots with extra material on sides to stop them wearing away :!:

Bet the price they paid for that load of ****e they could have have a new roof done,, shocking :shock: :shock:

Ha that's shocking!!! Is it a new build as well? Just goes to show how houses are built these days!!

Proctor roof shield is what I use all the time,abit dearer but IMO the best out there :wink:

Forgot Scotland use sarking boards :oops:

£40ish for vent tile most prob need two, half an hour job, if you have a long ladder :D

It's all well and good trying to follow building control protocol but common sense must prevail when stripping a old roof off, most of the time rafters are 2x2 or 3x2 inch and if its a attic room which as been plasterboarded out max celotex you can get in is 50mm, I've done some jobs where you...

What's wrong with the welsh slate coming off??? Spanish is not a patch on welsh, surely for the roofer to re use the welsh and buy Make up slates is cheaper than buying Spanish for the full roof??

So the attic as stairs up to it and plaster boarded out?? If so you can only put in so much insulation depends on rafter thickness!,so if rafters are 3"x2" then 50mm max cellotex between rafters in be fine,building control shouldn't have a problem with that surely, :wink:

Not sure about them tiles bud but I think there is a shortage in general,it's a struggle to get hold of tiles up north,some times 6 weeks lead time on deliverys to building merchant,don't think Russell,marley and Redlands can keep up on orders :(

A couple of tile vents would to get some air blowing thru, also check the insulation in loft isn't tight up against the felt at the eaves.another thing you could check is the loft hatch,if it is condensation there must be hot air getting into the loft space so make sure that's insulated as well

Tidy Even if they have stretch the batten gauge it looks steep enough Also have alook around your estate to see if any other roofs like yours have been done, And check how many courses they have on ? You have 12 if others have 13+ then there lies the problem :wink: