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Thanks for the comments. It was actually the main verge above the PVC that I am concerned about. The timer showing in the foreground is a small porch above the front door and a lot lower in height (so I guess less exposed) than the main gable end. The pitch is 42 degrees from memory. It was the...

Yes, it's just a bare edge of slate - it doesn't sit on anything and just overhangs the boards. Here is a pic to show it and in fact on this area they haven't bothered with the bead of silicone. If I look at the gable end from a window inside the house I can see daylight through the slates which...

Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice on the verge options for a slate roof. My roof has been re-roofed in SIGA slate and having become suspicious recently I have read around the subject of verge construction and there appears to be two main methods - wet bedding or dry verge capping strip...

Hi all, Just to confirm my views (and that of the product manufacturer) I'd be interested in your thoughts on some Tyrolean render applied by my builder. Incidentally he thinks 'it's fine and there's nothing wrong with it' and the guys who applied it 'have done it millions of times'. A bit of...