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Thanks. Once I'd answered my own question by sussing out that that the quoted dimensions refer to the inside of the frame, and not to the lid, I knew that I could safely get the bog standard (pun intended) item from Wickes (£15) or B&Q (£12) I just like to be sure I know exactly what I...

I need to replace a corroded steel manhole cover which is beginning to split and is no longer safe to stand on. The frame has rotted, too. The dimensions - lid only. not the frame - are 620mm x 470mm but the only ones I can find listed on the net by Wickes, B&Q et al are all 600 x 450. Are...

At the end of last year I had my ancient LPG boiler replaced with a 12Kw Amptec wet electric boiler. I intended to switch to Powergen's E10 tariff at the same time but my installer said this was unnecessary. As I expected, the winter electricity bill was horrendous and I decided that E10 was...

PVC membrane would be better than roofing felt. Any tips about buying and using it?

Do you mean the Plygene Gutterline system made by SLE? The link (from your previous posting) is here Looks good, is made to the customer's spec and may have to be my ultimate solution. In the meantime I have 12m of exposed plasterboard, a view of the sky from one room, and several rolls...

Thanks for the moral support - I need it! The pictures may make the job look more straightforward than it is. The roof is a shade over 12m long and undulates a lot. The distance between wall and roof is not constand, either. Also, using 1.5m lengths of flashing on a shallow fall (minimum...

I have put 6 pics here http://www.colinturner.glowinternet.com/gulleypics.htm E-mail address should now be available from my Viewing Profile The Cambridgeshire Fens

Have now stripped off all the lead, including generations of patches, and discovered that it was supported by an assorted collection of planks and offcuts of fibreboard. Lifted these to reveal what I had begun to suspect. The roof is not supported on its own wall - instead the ends of the...

Ridgeons told me they had put in an order for Borra Flashing Clips and were expecting them to arrive in a week or so - I'd have bought 30 without hesitation if they'd had them in stock. Back to the snips and rolled wedges. Old flashing is coming off and revealing the horrors underneath -...

Thanks for the SLE link - well worth investigating and may be the ultimate solution. Having lifted the flahing away from the wall I'm committed to going ahead with the original plan and seeing what happens. Yep, 600mm is heavy. I can lift a 3m roll so anticipate that 1.5m lengths will be...

Not a lot of room to manoeuvre. This is the sort of situation where remedying one problem tends to throw up several more. The part of the building which is roofed over is a long, single-storey ex-cowhouse or dairy which was converted into 3 rooms 50 or more years ago. Increasing the fall by...

Thanks Chris. I think you're visualising a pitched valley gutter with a steep fall. In my case, the gulley is practically horizontal, with the highest point about a third of the way along and only a slight fall towards the two ends. The floor of gutter is supported on thin planks resting on...

I need to replace the lead flashing which forms a 12m gully between the tiled roof of a single story building and the vertical wall of the main part of the house. The original flashing is in three sections (the longest being about 6m) and is admitting water through the joints which have been...