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Unfortunately it is not practicable to remove fibre-cement slates and have them in a sufficiently good state to be re-used. The nail holes get too damaged and the slates tend to fracture. I suppose you could grind the nail heads off if it is important to you to keep the slates but it would...

Note the purpose-made L/H verge tiles, Marley never made them therefore they are probably Redland Regents.

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The MK1 and MK2 tiles are the same size but the nib position is about 50mm lower on the MK2. It is possible to integrate the two types but only by adjusting the batten position which can be tricky.

I phoned NHS Direct and they sent me to the chemist for some oinkment

Missed that :oops:

What pitch is your roof? A GGL window can be installed in a 15 degree pitched roof. If your roof is flat then the GGL is a definite no-no

You're right - it is a Dry Vent ridge - I thought it was coping stones over a lead flashing

I think you're on the right track with your thinking; there does not necessarily have to be a course of tiles above the Velux but there does certainly need to be enough room (approx 200mm) for the rear flashing to lay in the same plane as the rooflight. However there are other issues with...

I think that's a decent price to pay. Bear in mind that he's already expended time and money coming out to see the job. At that price he's not allowed for scaffolding or towers so will be doing it off ladders. To take down the old gutter he will move the ladder at least 7 or 8 times and...

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Let's hope that MWH doesn't figure out who Xenon is otherwise he may not be a very much approved Sarna installer!

I'm pretty certain that the Russell Roof tiles Derwent tile is an exact match http://www.cemex.co.uk/bp/bp_ro_tp_co.asp

If you assume no overhang your building size is 13.8 x 15.3 metres If you pitch at 20 degrees across the narrow side then the rafter length will be about 7.3 metres giving a roof area of 2 x 15.3 x 7.3 = 224 sq metres If your sheets are assumed to be 3 metres x .9 metres and laid with a...

IMO I think it looks far better if the mortar is kept off the front edge of the bonnet - takes a bit more time though

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Yes - honestly, I would be happy with that if it had been done by someone else and would not ask them to change it. But even more honestly if I had done it myself I would not have a sag in the underlay. What I'm saying is don't blame your roofer; unless you have asked him to do something...

Whilst it is not standard practice (and therefore not a fault in the roofer's work) I agree that some sort of protective layer would certainly do no harm and may have beneficial qualities. With regard to the valley construction, this once again is standard, the layboards are always installed...

I think you're being incredibly picky Do you really think significant differential movement is going to occur? Do you really think that any overlap of EPDM at the edge of the valley boards is going to make any difference? And what exactly is wrong? This applies at a fascia situation...

You don't need any support for the tiles and it looks as if there is a plastic tray protecting the EPDM anyway In theory yes, in practise any water will collect and either evaporate, eventually reach a level and overflow onto the gutter or flow to the end and discharge. Having said that I...