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Tiles are nailed or not nailed according to exposure and height etc. Low level exposure or height only need perimeters and eaves nailed as a minimum. As you go up the exposure table you nail more until you are nailing everything including your feet to the roof :lol: As Noseall says...

Mmm...don`t use fairy liquid in cement IMO. Sharp sand is always recomended for roofing work........but not 100% concrete sand. The spec just means sharper than building sand ie. 3 building and 1 concrete. The mixup comes when people see sharp sand in a bag which is actually concrete...

Raggle or chasecut the blocks to the skew of the roof. Insert the lead at least 25mm. Use a 25mm expamet stop bead .....half on the blocks and half over the lead........you can tack it with a short galv nail into blockwork joint or apply scratch coat and bed it on. This means you are renderinng...

Tbh it`s a joke really. They are giving people a ten year gaurantee on roofs which have 20 to 30 yrs life in them as is. The water channels of tiles were never meant to be filled with paint...ask Redland or Marley. If the people involved in this work knew anything about roofs they would be...

Well nothing wrong with concrete tiles my friend. Fit and forget. You would be aghast at the price of re-doing in Rosemary again although they look great and are longlasting. Alex

I may have misunderstood........you mean the Hardwall undercoat out of the bag? Same advice applies. The original term for Hardwall was washed plaster sand mixed with Thistle plaster. It was hard work to mix AND spread :lol: . Alex

By hardwall I assume you mean plaster sand and Thistle plaster?. That is our local terminology. If so provided it is straight and stable there should be no problem. Test a small area for suction. If it is high then PVA the wall to kill it a bit. Alex

Bathroom silicone is High Modulous. This is ideal for the tiled side of the joint but is not suitable for the upvc window as that should be low mod for more accomadation of movement. So there you have it ......a bit of an oxy moron :lol: In my own house with the same detail I have used Dow...

Lead flashing done properly would be the best job my friend.. ie the absolute highest quality and cost. You pay your money and take your choice :wink: Alex

Verges are the end section of your roof. They overhang the walls by 2 or 3 inches. Straps are what hold the Zinc ridge on . Poles are a piece of timber which is solid u shaped and is nailed onto the very apex. It fits into zinc ridge and accepts the nails which hold ridge on. If the roof...

The Blue slate that the council refer to may be French Blue. Your slate look like Scotch. They are very narrow..........probably 13x6 or 14 x7. With that type of slate splitting can be a problem as there is not a great deal of cover on the bond. Therefore splits can leak and a lot of...

Don`t know if it`s just a Scottish thing guys but we always mix the putty with gloss paint the same colour as finished gutter. As guys say ....split the section and clean with old wood chisel down to metal........make sure all old stuff is removed. Prime surfaces with the paint then put in...

Quickest way would be to finish it in a stop bead with the mesh section kept inside the rendered area. Finish on top the bead with a polysulphide or low modulous silicone same colour as brick. Clean on top of the bead with a wire brush and dust it clean. Then gun in sealant and tool to a nice...

Hey Paddy . I`ve mentioned that Roughcast in Ireland on the forum before........It`s like a bunch of grapes? :o . If I`m picking you up and walls are painted then I would take it off back down to brick..........unless you can get the paint off with powerwasher. I never go over painted walls...

You could try a sample of crushed granite dust and white portland cement with SBR if Sika is £££. 3 granite one cement. Make sure floor is clean with no paint or grease. Powerwash with a dirtblaster nozzle if you can first. Alex

Boc will hire you the cylinders. oxy/propane or oxy/ acy. You can buy a torch from them. It is a miniture welding torch. They aint cheap. This kit aint that portable though. I get mine up near an In Situ job by means of longer hoses. After all that the hard bit begins............learning. Or...

Where running into gutter Drip section first......top layer over that. Just use the loaf as to which way water is running :wink: Alex

Ah well.........legislation :lol: Alex

Get the drainpipe fixed. It may involve a cherrypicker or scaffold. Although the walls are thick the water can find a way in through a hole where a branch or bracket could be bridging to inside.......especially if it`s choked and overflowing. Sometimes ingress in those Tenements can come from a...

You wont say that when you see his conversion :lol: Alex