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If you have Plain tiles on your roof it may be that there are no soakers behind the lead flashing see here Also, sealing the lead to the tiles will cause more problems that it solves as any water that is between the tile laps (caused by capillary action) is prevented from draining out.

There is a rod designed for this, see here Drawing #2

That's really helpful Breezer. gms look here at pages 27 and 28 for some ideas. Similar products from other manufacturers are available

Hi all, I hope someone can give me some advice please. My daughter is in the US at the moment and has been comparing the prices of digital cameras there compared with the UK. Unsurprisingly (does everything cost more here?) they are significantly cheaper. If she buys one over there is...

Nothing wrong with Essex roofers, it's who you know that counts. Corrado, would one of these do the job ? Because it has a flexible rubber centre it can often be pulled down around pipe collars etc.

And don't even think that coating is going to last 10 years!

1) The counter battens are normally fixed in line with the rafters 2) Nails 3) Nails

Some information here but some of the detailed information is restricted to members

Can't help but laugh! I don't think there was ever anything right with that roof It looks like the joist are at about 1m centres and there doesn't seem to be any boarding at all, unless it was thin chipboard which has just collapsed. Total rebuild required

I've ordered a 21mm x 160mm solid oak, t&g floor with a brushed and oiled finish which I am going to lay myself and would like confirmation that I am going about it the right way. I'm laying it in my lounge (5.6x5.2m) which has a 65mm screed on a DPM over a beam and block (suspended) floor...

This may help. The clips should be copper or stainless steel not lead. It is a specialist job to make it look nice.

Just stick them in with Gripfill; that should last

I obviously concede to WYL and other experts but would like to add my own (non professional) comments Your floor consists of oak flooring glued to a liquid DPM applied to old bitumen adhesive on screed. You state that the expert says that 10% of the flooring is stuck to the screed, does he...

You know the answer to this already. Of course it's better to do a complete renewal (if done properly) But if you are happy with a cheaper, temporary repair then there are many proprietary brush-on type products available from merchants which may cure your problem for a while.

Wait for a dry spell (!) and then put a hose on the roof and look for leaks; if no leaks then the problem is condensation.

jeds, you are linking to Document F1 which deals with ventilation of buildings and specifically to PSV (Passive Stack Ventilation) which has got nothing to do with SVP (Soil Vent Pipe) venting. I can assure you that the positioning of a SVP whether by vent tile or just the pipe itself is...

One of the most common of this type of floor is Altro. It's a specialist job to lay though, all seams, corners etc are welded with hot air.

Sorry jeds I can't agree with that; if you leave aside the question of the tile vent and had just a plastic pipe, plenty of them come through the lower part of the roof are you saying they have to be extended higher than the ridge?

Tile vents are designed for venting SVP's AFAIK the height requirement is 900mm above an opening eg window or rooflight

What the kinnell is a ginnel?