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    Birds in my roof

    infact they shouldnt be getting in at all, and just go up take a look where and block it up. cant do nothing about your ladder problem, some can and some cant work off ladders simple as that.Infact most cant.ive hired guys that said they could take heights till they turn up for work and shake...
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    Building a small pitch slate roof

    tom there are cantelever systems available that will do the job for you as cheap and look as good, they also dont need anything stronger that a good brick wall to fix to. very easy to fix as well.you can even get ones that have plastic immitation tiles and slates that look very good, take a...
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    ask you guttering and flat roofing problems here

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    repair of guttering

    lyn sometimes there quite tight especially on older gutterring thats gone a bit brittle. the way to doi it is push the guttering in while lifting the bracket in and down with one hand while pulling the clip up and out, if you still are finding a problem a trick is to get a bit of washing...
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    Guttering - running felt into guttering

    hello it depends on your roof if you need to do anything with the underlay felt at all. most houses this aint a problem at all, it realy depends on how far your slates overhang to your guttering. So first stick your new guttering on before doing any felt then take a look up, if you see a...
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    Oil On My Block Paving!!!!!!

    nothing realy works for this, overtime though it will fade
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    guttering

    if you need to join the new plastic guttering to your neighbours existing cast iron guttering then it depends on what part your neighbours guttering is. if its an internal or external joint, ie did the one you take off leave your neighbour with a socket which your guttering went into? if...
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    Chimney + Dead bird = Flies

    you need to put a cowl in, this depends on which type of fire you have im assuming you have a gas fire ?. there are 2 diffrent types so depends on which type yopu have a local builders merchants will be able to tell you. though gathering your getting flies in im thinking you either have a...
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    guttering running outlet 100mm

    brigadoon, jewsons i think stocks that make, quite a common make so will have no problem getting the parts you need.
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    Garage Roof Drainage Problem

    best way would to be put roof fillets on 3 sides then guttering on the open side, the roof shouldnt be dead level anyway and should already have fillets. but assumming someone c*cked it up, buy a roll of torch on felt and enough roof fillets to raise 3 sides up and gutter the open side, you...
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    repointing redge tiles - advice required

    if you buy the dye REMEMBER that it will dry a diffrent shade than you put it on, so mix a couple batches first to try out till desired colour is found letting it set on a board or something. AND REMEMBER keep measurements totaly exact to keep the desired shade. but then like...
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    guttering

    the building was most likely made for a click in gutter system like hunters. many modern coservatories are, this cosists of screwing a rail to the fascia pretty similar to a curtain rail with clips, you then put your guttering to up to the rail and clip in, this saves quite a few mill on the...
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    guttering running outlet 100mm

    anywhere will sell you an outlet, the trouble with replacement parts is there is nothing standard in guttering and many are not compatible. ie brent martin will not fit into everwhite, hunter not to polypipe ect at least not withut having to seal it with lead mate or something, luckly most...
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    Soffits and Fascia

    there is no need for scaffold on most jobs average 2 story i never use scaffold on its all done off good ladders. the bargeboards look to see how much of a overhang is on the slate/tile, if too little you need to use replacementboard.you want to leave an inch as a min.if when pulling off...
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    Soffits and Fascia

    replacement board, any semi i will do for 800-900 fully in i have public liability insurance and a full customer base of 100s of houses you can go look at. usualy time it takes me is 2 days for 2 men. materials usually costs me 300 seems like your neighbours are paying for...
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    Replacing fascia, soffits and barge boards with UPVC

    erm there is usually no need to remove the old fascia unless rotted. and cost aint that much ______________________________ moderator please see 12
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