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    Altering Roof Supports B4 Chimney Breast Removal

    I’ve sought advice and want to make sure it’s done right so I don’t worry when I see it progressing. Sorry it’s so long-winded. The house next door is council house and they've recently removed the shared chimney stack (everything above the roof) and slated over, so no stack above that needs...
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    Dry fix hip tiles

    Hi there I am in the process of adding 1/3 round tiles to the hips of my roof. I purchased the tileline ridge packs by dreadnought and they have informed me for the hips, no hip trays are required. I was wondering if this is ok? I am failing to understand how water won’t get into my roof with...
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    Insulating a sloped roof on 1st floor - sanity checking

    Hey everybody, ~1950's two storey hip roofed house, with part of the roof extending down through the 1st [UK] floor: The original rafters are suprisingly small (45 x 70mm), despite some of them going nearly 8m to the apex. The main hip section of the house has been insulated for a while, but...
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    Access to Pyramid Hipped Roof

    What is the correct and safe way to access a Pyramid Hipped roof for minor maintenance tasks where normal use of a roof ladder is impossible ? The pitch and other access issues make just walking on it unsafe. Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
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