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    Where/How to sell new unused leftover roof tiles?

    Hi - I have a full pallet of Marley Eternit Double Roman roof tiles which are new and unsused, leftover from bad over-ordering ugh! Where is the best place/way to sell these at a cheap price? are there any good surplus building materials websites ? Thanks!!!
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    Condensation (now frozen!) on breathable membrane

    Hi - NEED HELP! [/b] I have moved into a house with loft conversion (dormer bedroom) and loft bathroom. Outside the dormer and bathroom is the empty roof space where there is the boiler and unvented cylinder with quite a lot of pipes running across the boarded roof floor. Only about a third...
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    difference between off the shelf paint vs mixing in store?

    Hi - is there a difference between the Dulux paint they mix there and then in store versus off the shelf Dulux tins? is quality the same? i'm guessing since it's the same brand shouldn't it be the same quality and you'd get it mixed to achieve a certain colour you can't get off the shelf...
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    help! Should Towel Rail connect to Hot Water or C/H?

    Hi - we have a towel rail radiator in bathroom which runs off the hot water system only (and not with the central heating). Problem is we only have the hot water on for an hour in the morning and an hour at night. Rest of the day the towel rail is cold which is not enough during the winter...
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    Help!- is this a COLD or WARM roof?

    help please - is this roof structure a cold or warm roof? 3 layers felt on 80 Celotex on 12 ply decking on firrings at 1:60 unventilated air gap TLX Rafter Fit 150 rafters at 400 crs unventilated air gap 12.5 plasterboard and skim CHEERS!
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    Dormer roof- what's "unventilated air gap"?

    Hi - please can anyone explain what all this means for a dormer roof 3mx3m (especially the "unventilated air gap" and "TLX Rafter Fix")? Would the roof be good, durable, energy-efficient if built to specs below? "3 layers felt on 80 Celotex on 12 ply decking on firrings at 1:60 unventilated...
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    Dormer roof- what's "unventilated air gap"?

    Hi - please can anyone explain what all this means for a dormer roof 3mx3m (especially the "unventilated air gap" and "TLX Rafter Fix")? Would the roof be good, durable, energy-efficient if built to specs below? "3 layers felt on 80 Celotex on 12 ply decking on firrings at 1:60...
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    Builder used wrong mortar mix ridges+hip

    Hi - had new roof done but found that the builder used the same mix (probably 5:1 sand/cement) to lay our patio slabs - but some of the slabs on the steps we've managed to pull off with a simple tug! and it's only been 2 months! I'm worried about my new roof which the same builders did...
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    Boiler flue thru tiled roof w only MASTIC around!!!??

    Hi - pls can anyone advice if this is normal the builder applied lead mastic around where the boiler flue comes up through the pitched tiled roof? There's no collar, no flashing, nothing else except expandable foam to fill up the hole where boiler flue comes up and mastic around outside...
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