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OP, You have soakers which is correct for those tiles - although the pitch seems to be too shallow? You need to lift (ie. fold it up) the stepped cover flashing - doing that will expose the actual tile abutment and the soaker upstands. At the moment it looks as though some kind of secret...

OP, Yes, buy one, pay a top price for good gear, and later sell it on e-bay. Or even buy off e-bay? The average lift height is about 11ft - more than enough for your vaulted ceiling.

OP, In terms of a house price then the Remedial Repairs you show as necessary are neither here nor there - if the house ticks all the other boxes for you then buy the house. Some of the the repairs in the above post - there might be others that later come to light - could be DIY stuff thats...

Poster 39, I know its late in the evening but please take time off from your digging hobby to read the kindly meant below: Its standard practice for the buyer's solicitors to provide the buyer with a copy of the Declaration form. On Friday your understanding was that "the buyer's solicitors...

Poster # 5, There's no safe position for a ladder - and reaching is unsafe. A tied-in scaff tower would work best for a safe job.

Poster # 2, I'd be interested to see how you would raise and secure the "good" ladder & stay that you proposed the OP should use? FWIW: there's also another difficulty with the gutter besides the possibility of failing seals.

FWIW: Back in the day I removed IH's with a little pin hammer vibration while applying an 18" or 24" Alu Stilson. Sometimes a 2" length of galv pipe was also used as a "come along". I never used heat. Stuatr1981 respect, I'm not advising anyone to use my method, I'm simply saying thats how I...

Poster #4, Its not necessary "to control ventilation" as such. Ventilation could be provided by an air brick. Hit&Miss vents give the householder control of when & how much ventilation is provided.

OP, Dont use foam either inside the loft or outside around the stack. Each soaker should have 100mm of cover & 60mm of upstand. The 20mm formed turn of the step-flashing should go into a 25mm chase. The step-flashing cut should be angled back - not square cut. After pointing in the chase then no...

OP, The stop-end of the gutter needs to be butted up to the brickwork, and a "Kick-out" installed above to divert the water streaming down the lower roof abutment into the gutter. At the moment, with the gap between the plastic piece and the stop end water is dropping down, & dark water stains...

OP, I'm not sure how to help you but: If you post the span and your proposed rise it might help? The Marley site will give you complete fixing specifications for Ludlow major tiles eg. it suggests using 38mm x 25mm battens.

OP, You seem to have minor condensation - the dry fix ridge will help with venting the roof - the dry ridge membrane will catch & dispose of water getting thro the gap in the tiles. The bottom course of tiles is "more exposed" but its just about doing its job. The battens were laid out slightly...

OP, There are various Diamond bits that will go straight through the concrete & rebar. Core drilling is simple enough but problems can occur when you attempt to seal whatever is going through the core hole? Why do you propose to core through a concrete roof? Can you post a pic of the roof?

OP, Eave support trays will most always help, &, given that the fascia is at the correct height etc, they will definitely help you too. You only need a say 25mm-30mm projection over the gutter. Dont let the tray or the membrane touch the gutter water flow. Where is the down pipe?

OP, Take one of your gutter fitting's with its seals to a local plumbing supplies, and maybe the staff will ID what you need? Stay away from sheds.

Poster # 28, For professionals or DIY'ers, BCO is commonly known as their best friend. Some people do have brains & some, as you self admit, unfortunately, only have "half a brain" - & it shows esp where capitalisation is used instead of informed argument. Bldg Regs are the law of the land -...

OP, OK, no hay problema - providing the SS flue & sweeping issues are taken care of then yes ventilate through the c/breast side just above say 100mm the top board level.

OP, I apologise for thinking you were talking about an elec fire - bad me reading. I think more information is needed: 1. Is this definitely an "electric stove"? 2. Is this chimney breast in the kitchen? 3. Will the elec stove be used for cooking? 4.Is your intention to board three sides and the...

OP, Your earlier thread claimed an elec fire was being installed in the fireplace - if "fire opening" means the fireplace with the elec fire then why does it need venting? Redundant chimney flues require venting not open fireplaces. Why would you want to use 32mm 0r 40mm core hole vents -...

OP, You can vent openings "from the side of the chimney breast" - but why when the flue above the fireplace is now redundant, & can be left open or boarded and vented. Prior to work any SS flex flue liner must be removed from the flue - and the flue should be swept .