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    What size splash shoe?

    There are several suppliers of cast iron gutters online . You can usually ignore the next day delivery claim .. it's never happend to me . Usually 7 to 10 days. Or a decent roofing merchant should be able to get in what you need ..
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    Dry verge installation on rosemary tiled roof without battens

    treat the sarking as batten. go for continuous dv
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    New Roof = Major Humidity/Damp in House

    are the cavities filled ? if you have cavities
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    Roofing Tiles: sniff... sharp intake of breathe... and then ??

    they are all nailed thats why you need to do the whole hip. The nails will be failing. I would expect you may find a guy who would stick them in with a bit of g fill. Hopefully any of the others dont fall out and hit your kids , you now know , its unsafe and needs dealing with
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    Finishing slate verge

    if you are going to re slate it, re slate it
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    Closed valley roof

    go to a local roofing merchant, ask if they know a good roofer .. they will
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    Roofing Tiles: sniff... sharp intake of breathe... and then ??

    they are all nailed and bedded . if some come out then expect the others to follow in the future. id have them all lifted re drilled and re fitted from bottom to top. for replacement hips you'll need roof pitch, looks about 35 degrees but that's a guess the lower damaged tiles are probably end...
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    Cracked roof tile (doesn't appear to be leaking) - can I repair with sealant?

    By the time you messed around doing a temporary fix you could do it probably by replacing the tile . They look like Marley moderns very easy to replace .under a minute Btw there is a leak . The underlay is picking it up .for now
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    Wet brickwork under fascia

    Busted tile higher up
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    Using 600mm slates next to 500mm slates

    You'd need to re hole , and they likely not sit good. And you would need to cut to get the bond . Bonding strip would work . You can get cement fibres in 250 x 500
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    gutter repair

    Two Hop ups and youngmans between the two
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    Price difference in clay tiles

    The Imerys are ok , decent to use . Your price is a little high I would expect low 40p The mmb price is a joke . Look to buy somewhere else
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    Old lead box gutter replacememt

    Or fit another course of slate and fit a new gutter to the outside of the brickwork. obviously there will be pipe adjustments , but I know what I would do
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    Best roof membrane to use?

    how do they perform under very heavy rain before the roof is completed? We have used/tried most. always end up with the kpf
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    Dormer flat roof leak

    There Are confused comments here. Felt can be laid onto insulation , there are products designed for that (in a warm roof situation ) The build up from joists up would be deck, VCL,, insulation and then the felt The fact you've been told the felt is on the insulation leads me to believe this is...
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    Solar Panels - Removable?

    Yes they can simply be unplugged
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    Verge RePointing - Quotes

    Assuming continuous dry verge (type S)then the verge slates need to come off and cut back . Anyone who says the slates can stay on don't intend to do it correctly . I mention type s it's the only one worth considering . Materials are cheap .
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    Row of tiles in front of dormer

    115 on vertical is ok . I can just see they are over that as have others . Little cut tiles , amateurish . The lead at the top is covering the nails but not weathering anything.
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    Row of tiles in front of dormer

    I'm talking about dormer tile hanging over gauge I don't need to measure . The other comment was regarding the roof tile line . I think the gutter is fooling you into thinking there's a problem when I don't think there is
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