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Slate roof tile types
What's the difference between English and Welsh roof slate?
ice accumulation in gutters in Scotland
What can I do to prevent ice accumulation causing damage to my guttering? I live in the far north of Scotland and we get a fair bit of ice and snow during the winter. We’ve already had to replace a few gutters. What can we do to prevent this problem occurring again?
Encapsulated roof panels vs SIPs
Is there a difference between encapsulated roof panels and SIPs?
Can I lift a neighbours tile in order to repair our joint roof
We share a concrete tile roof with our neighbour with the boundary running between rafters on each of the properties. We suspected one of the rafters on our side was rotten and had our roof stripped down to find the extend of the damage, get it repaired and replace the tiles. We did advise the neighbour that the work was going to be carried out. However in order to replace the batons the contractor also removed a line of the neighbours tiles. The work was finished, everything replaced and no damage caused. I apologised for not informing their tiles would be lifted as I wasn't aware they would but the neighbour insists we shouldn't have touched their tiles and wants us to accept liability for any roof repairs they may need in the future. Was my contractor correct in what they did and was I obliged to give more notice I did?
Best roof shingle wood to use
What type of wood is best for roof shingles? And how can I tell if they're good quality and weatherproof? They're for my car port and porch.
Dry verge install
Traders on here have been very helpful in the past, hope you can be again. This question is in 2 parts really. I recently had a dry verge installed that was quoted at £650, and was then told that the felt behind the mortar had deteriorated badly so I needed 2 m of new felt and batten which would take 2 days. I was left with a bill for £2.5k, after the work was done in a day. Does this seem fair? The second part of this question is that the dry verge looks very wonky. My understanding is that it should look relatively flush and straight and shouldn't really deviate. Is this right? It looks worst at the peak of the roof where it appears to tilt away from the roof.
Can insulation materials attract mice?
Can insulation materials attract mice and other animals? How can I tell whether any given insulation material or/and product will have this effect?
Swapping fascia boards
Can you replace wooden fascia boards for uPVC? I assume they're mostly decorative and easy to swap? Am I right?
New roof on neighbours
My neighbour has just had a new roof with thicker batons. His roof is now higher than mine. They’ve installed a bonding tray but my tiles are raised at edge sitting on the tray. Therefore 2nd row of tiles are now sitting at a v angle. Neither neighbour nor roofer admitting any accountability saying it’s new regulations on size of batons and my roof needs replacing anyway. I now had a triangular gap in between every tile going up roof in 2 nd row of tiles up the roof. Where do I stand as being unreasonable to correct. No discussion with me beforehand.
Flat roof repair
Leak on a flat roof for repair - does the whole roof have to be done?
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