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First of all thank you to all the posters. Job finished today - done by roofer. :D He removed the old flashing around the stone and brickwork, cut a chase and inserted lead. Finished off by sealing joint with silicone. The roof deck which was mineral felt was then painted with a fibre glass...

Ok, now I've been up on the bay window again and measured the above and it is between 18 and 24cm. I've also taken some more pics to hopefully give a better context. What do you think? :D

Sorry peeps. Now I'm completely lost??? Do you mean cut the battlements off entirely? Ladylola, I'll post take some more pics tomorrow and have a look.[/i][/u]

Hi! I'm getting a little confused :? :oops: keeping up with the thread of the conversation (excuse the pun :wink: ), so I decided to throw another picture to illustrate my confusion. Can I ask are you both roofers by trade? Thought throw something else in too. :roll: Someone else...

Hey, thanks for the reply. :D If we were to have the whole roof done, you're quite right. We actually had four quotes and the first three all said that the the way the roof had been done previously with the felt was a cheap solution. To re-do the roof they all quoted in between £300 and £700...

I am currently carrying out some maintenance on the bay window of my house. My house is approximately 100yrs old (Edwardian) and the bay window is constructed from sandstone. It seems that during a previous maintenance session the parapets at the top of the bay window were repaired using...

Hi there! I won these ceramic door number tiles on ebay for a bargain price but don't know the best way to fix them to an exterior brick wall. Any suggestions appreciated, preferably easy (competent diy'er) and cheap. Thanks David

Hi all! My first post! :D I am currently in the process of carrying out some exterior maintenance on my house and have noticed that the large part of the pointing on the garden wall is covered with moss. When I tried to scrape a little off the pointing comes away with it. Is this normal? I have...