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Hi, Shortly i`m going to be stripping off an old slate roof and reslating it in marley eternits. I will be using dry vent ridge system (sandtoft) and will be using breathable underlay. I`m just wondering if i should be putting a few slate vents in to help with crossflow. I don`t...

Hi, in a week or so i`m going to be stripping my friends roof off and renewing it. He lives in a semi-detached 4 hipper with slates on, i`m only doing his roof so obvioulsy will be stopping at half way with the new slates. Im going to be installing a grp bonding gutter where the 2 roofs...

A good friend of mine is having leaking problems with his garage extension. After looking at it, i quickly noticed the pitch was far to shallow to accomodate the tiles on it. It`s around 10 degrees. After looking at various solutions, hes decided he wants to put a built up flat roof onto...

Hi, i wonder if i could get a bit of advice from the experts on here. Next week i`m undertaking a Slate job. Last time i did any slating was a good few years ago and at the time i was just leraning the trade, so i`m not fully experienced in slate roofing. Now, working the gauge out is...

Hi, just looking for a bit of advice. I`m a roofer and i primarily subcontract,working on building sites. I have done plenty of strip jobs in my time, but working for a firm, never off my own back. A friend of mine wants me to strip and retile his roof, and what i`m concerned about is...

My mother lives in an end terrace house and it follows the layout of the road, which unfortunatley is not 90 degrees. The rear right hand verge runs back in on its self from the ridge line down to the eaves, and as it is a slate roof, water runs straight off the edge and down the wall. Im...

Hi, i`ve been round to a few merchants locally and ive been unable to find a match to the dado rail i have in my lounge. Im ripping a fire-place out and so will be wanting to "fill in the gap". Any body have any good ideas for either matching up my rail online, or know any good stores that...

Hi, not sure if this is the right place to start, but hey ho. I`m a Roofer, been doing it for 10 years, very shortly i will be taking my EWPA nvq in tiling. Now as part of the exam, i need to tile in a plain tile valley and hand cut it to rake. In my time as a roofer i have only ever...