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As with Surrey - £75-100 for slate all in, and we usually charge at least £220 per m2 for zinc or copper all in.

Personally I can't understand why anyone would want to use a product (like GRP) in the valleys that is not expected to last as long as the roof covering - seems mad to me. GRP - 20 years if you're lucky, you're concrete tiles could well last 60 years, that 3 times as long!! The new-ish GRP...

The Bonnets wont be a problem. But, be careful not to batten the 45deg sides at minimum headlap as the shallower side will need to be at a larger gauge in order to meet up properly. So, batten the shallower pitch at 4" (assuming these are normal 10x6 plain tile) and make the steeper sides...

I hope you get lots of work too. But as an employer of the finest slaters, I would respectfully suggest you ditch the smoking/can-swigging photo. Regards

If cost is not the main issue, then by far the longest lasting and most aesthetically pleasing is a Natural Welsh slate. But for this you may need to pitch it up slightly, 22.5 deg is about the minimum you can get away with, with natural slate, under normal circumstances. So there will be...

I would press him to give you a more detailed explanation of what he thinks the problem is - this is not a good enough explanation in my opinion. It does sound like a historical damp chimney problem, but the roofer should have been able to advise better. You'll be hard pressed to get a...

Are you saying the roofer has now walked away and is unwilling to assist further? The 10 year guarantee - is this an insurance backed guarantee? Are the roofers members of a recognised trade association, e.g the NFRC?

I didn't look past the 10 year guarantee.. I think that answers your own question. Most people wouldn't dream of putting a roofing material on their own home that only has a ten year guarantee. The fact is a slate roof (or clay tile) will last 10 times as long when done properly. Therefore...

They will have used a purpose made GRP bonding gutter. Which is a length of fibreglass type stuff that fits on top of the battens and is then is slated over, and this allows you to join into next door without having to run the courses through. No need to worry, until the GRP fails that is...

Just make sure you use good quality slate in the repair, and try to source a time served specialist slater. With a big pointy hammer.

Personally I'm not keen on slate hooks, as they tend to be pushed by sellers of poor quality slate to stop failed slate falling out! so you can have a load of failed/cracked/broken slate on the roof and not know for many years until the battens and felt have rotted through. If you do choose...

You described the bricks as porous. I reckon that it's most likely that when the chimney bricks where 'sealed' in 2010 a lot of damp was then trapped within the structure, which now needs to escape. Keeping the chimney well vented top & bottom will help, it may be a good idea to ventilate the...

Regarding batten sizes, it was the 1997 Standard that changed to 50x25mm minimum batten size, so 14 years ago, and even previous to that it was always recommend to use a batten of 'adequate size and strength'. This was to counter the effect of using up to 600mm truss centres that where now...

It sounds like the roof is sub-standard due to poor workmanship along with poor quality materials. Your adviser could well be right as these types of problems are all too common where roofers who are more used working with tiles attempt to carry out natural slate roofing. Using undersized...

The NFRC is not a complete waste of time as suggested above. It is not like many other Building federations where you pay a small fee and your in! They rigorously vet members and should any problems arise they will assist until it's sorted to everyone's satisfaction. On their website you will...

That`s cuz it`s a semi :wink: . I know they don`t have many in Wales - it`s all pit cottage terraces and pit owners mansions :mrgreen: Hmmm.. thanks for pointing out my error, no wonder I haven't progressed from the cottage to the mansion!

Doesn't sound unreasonable, but get one or two more quotes, and as Alistair said a single tower sounds a bit dodgy for a re-roof?

£5k sounds very reasonable for a 3 bed detached house! Try Camilleri Roofing for a second opinion/quote they will cover Bridgend and are very reputable.

As above, it is essential the chimney is vented.

Yes And whatever else you decide to do on advice - do fix the leadwork!