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I recently replaced the felt on my roof. Recently, while inspecting the bottom row of felt, I noticed a lot of debris. This included tiny pieces of concrete tiles, little bits of wood from the battens and general muck. All of which, could potentially tear/puncture the membrane. It could be...

Will go the hot glue route as don't want limit the degree to which buds branch off. Thanks lads, you guys are always great! Never not learning. Thanks for the background info.

Just noticed that bare wire is starting to show in places on my earphones. What would be a good way to repair the knicks/prevent further damage to the internal wire?

Has anyone told you that you're a genius? Your advice worked! Well chuffed :mrgreen: Thanks @^woody^

Are you saying that i should butt the tiles up tight ie with no spacing between them? If so, then i tried this multiples times and there is no chance of the tiles fitting. The new metric moderns are approximately 5-10mm larger in width compared to the old imperial moderns. I did notice that...

Edit: As much of my roof is exposed, can I start relaying the new tiles to protect from the roof from the elements or is it best to get a solution to the above problem, before proceeding? Is the solution a bonding gutter? and can this work if the existing tiles on the roof have a broken bond...

We are a mid-terrace house and the neighbouring houses on either side also have old imperial size Marley Moderns. I have removed the old imperial size moderns from our roof and replaced with new Moderns which are metric size. However, when laying a row of tiles (test run), I have run into a...

Thanks, never heard of the remote control mains sockets before. That's an excellent suggestion. I understand. To be honest, he is not worried with how it looks, he just wants light outside. You worry too much :cool: I am very confident and comfortable with electrics (e.g. recently rewired 4...

Love this guy.. Straight to the point.. No wasted words :mrgreen: Why? Thanks for advising on the correct cable to use. Here are all the details (warning long read) Doing the job for a friend who runs a commercial shop. He wants outdoor lighting and there is a internal socket conveniently...

IMO Poor quality tools and parts are often the cause of a poor job. Back in the day, I would use tools and parts aimed at the DIYer. However, when I invested in quality tools and parts, the difference is night and day. Invest in a quality SDS, combi, impact driver, drill bits, spirit level and...

Is it okay to power an outdoor light powered via a socket but to also have switch connected to the circuit to control the light?

Any roofer with the answer?

I need to replace about 70% of the tiles (Marley Moderns) on the roof The old tiles are imperial size (slightly shorter and wider) than the 2023 Marley Moderns which are metric size (slightly longer/wider) Being a mid-terrace house, the neighbouring houses on either side also have imperial...

Definitely. What I meant to say is that 32 and 33 cm is not wildly different. So can I just proceed with the existing batten gauge (33 cm) without fear of issues like water ingress, felt failure etc? Given the slight size difference between the old and new Moderns, could this pose a problem...

Many thanks for this. The calculation and example provided was so helpful. Here is my calculation Gutter overshoot to Ridge - 4994mm Tile Length - 420mm* (*This is the size of the Marley Modern in 2023. The exisiting Modern on the roof is slightly shorter in length and width) Headlap -...

Thank you so much for the info. 1. Will the above technique/method for calculating the gauge still work if I am only replacing only the lower 7-8 rows of tiles? In total the roof on the front elevation has 16 rows of tiles. According to the Marley website, they state here that given the roof...

Is there a calculator on the ideal tile gauge for the pitch? As the roof has been fine many years without issue with this guage and the neighbours appear to have the same guage (terraced houses), wouldn't most just proceed with the existing batten gauge? Thanks. I very much doubt this is...

Thank you. Existing batten guage is 33 cm Roof pitch 3½/12 Thanks, I saw a number of recommendations with this membrane. I think you have even recommended it. With Permo Forte when lapping the two joins would you use Klober's tape or just batten it to secure it? The house is located in...

Thank you. So according to the Marley guide, the ‘eaves clips’ are optional (i.e. installer can either nail tile, use eave clip or both). Also, if fitted, eaves clips should be installed on the eaves course tiles. Given the above, it is baffling why the the existing roof tiles have eaves clips...

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