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I think that Canadian Glendyne slates are the best reasonably priced slate. DO NOT waste your money on cheap Brazilian or Chinese slates

This is terrible slating. The slates in the valleys are badly cut and fixed even worse. The verges are rubbish and if anything his Lead flashings around the stacks are even worse than his slating.

Yes that is labour and materials scaffold and timberwork not included.

The front lope is in quite a poor state. The question of replacing now or in 5 years comes down to budget, as every time you have to spend on repairing the roof and making good to any decoration that is damaged inside this money could be used towards the cost of a roof replacement. As a rough...

If you tuck the asphalt into a chase it is likely to crack because there will always be more movement in the roof than the brickwork which is why a freestanding kerb is better.

If a good quality felt is used it should last about 20 years if done well. An Asphalt roof should last longer and would be my preferred option, but the asphalt should be ended at a free standing kerb and have a Lead flashing turned into a chase and lap over the asphalt

No its not the norm proper roofers bed them in sand and cemrnt

I am fairly sure that Velux supply a flashing kit to suit that pitch but I would be very wary of installing one on such a low pitch

The purlin should have been supported by at least 2 4x2 jacks bearing down on idealy a load bearing wall or at least substantial extra timbers. The rafters should have had 4x2 collars bolted into them tying the 2 sides together and they should have been no bolted into the jacks as well. I...

The normal spec is to nail every 4th course and all perimeters. If you live in a high exposure area you should nail more courses.

The manufacturers say 15 degrees is ok but I still think its too shallow.

If that includes supplying materials and any scaffold it sounds cheap to me.

Acropol should only be thought of as a short term solution it is not a permanent material. In your previous posts you were advised of long term solutions which although being expensive are do once and forget it.

I am not sure what you mean by real/mew fibrecrn slates. You can readily buy new natural slates without holes. Fibre cement slates come pre holed except for double width slates which are not holed: 500x500 or 600x600

Umdercloaks on top of the block will be fine,

The pitch is to low for stone or slate. There is a product called onduline that should help as a waterproofing layer underneath. It should be possible to increase the pitch by forming a lead secret gutter detail between the existing house and the new pitch roof.

I would say your 10k figure is way out. I would imagine that day work in Scotland is about £120 per man but on top of this the company would charge for their overheads and profit. Plus whatever scaffold and health safety measures need to be put in place. The price could be closer to £20k plus...

you can buy rolls of plastic spikes which you can glue to the top of ridges walls or cills to stop birds steeling.

Everything we are saying is in general terms, we have no idea of the height of your windows or the depth of your extension which are both deciding factors.

if you take the pitch below the window cill you may well find the pitch is too low for most slates and tiles. you often need to take the pitch higher and have a small flat roof and two cheeks where the window is.