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  1. joe90
    I agree, stop the water from actually getting onto your drive/land, I have a similar drive near me where a tarmac “speed hump” stops the water flowing onto the drive and flows down the road.
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    Sorry @SteamyTea my crayon assisted drawing was only a ref to the coping stone to try and understand the OP,s problem as we have no drawing of what he actually has (a picture speaks a thousand words). @Adsibob actually has no tiles.
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    Hi and welcome, there is no such thing as a daft question, daft is not asking, don’t worry we have all been there 🤷‍♂️. To quote someone type @ and their name ( @joe90) and select on the drop down menu and they will be notified, there is a search bar at the top of the page for subjects previously discussed. From another old man 🤣
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    Oh yes, an ally or GRP single skin copping would fix that for sure. First example I found. https://www.aluminiumrainflow.co.uk/product-page/skyline-91-120mm-wall-width-level-coping-3m-length?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5yY6uN-wvzTSnJtv8_ofO-PsREM2XXOWFL9_3G5VAOwJ8GZ6fHzhYFYaAqTQEALw_wcB
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    It’s just that he is an expert and this is his day job so knows all the loop holes, several of my receipts were incorrect and he contacted the supplier for proper receipts, he also passed my file to a VAT auditor (private) and she spotted that my builder had made a mistake and I got another £1k back from him (with his apologies). If you think yours is all good then crack on but I was concentrating on building not finance.
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    Recently a mechanic I know said cars are failing electrically before mechanically nowadays.
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    It’s also worth letting Andrew do your VAT return, I did and the additional monies he got back were more than I paid him 👍
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    Sorry to hear that but not bad for the mileage it has done eh?
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    This is what he has done wrong, he has replaced your fence rather than provided your neighbour with a new fence 🤷‍♂️.
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    @Adsibob I am still at odds knowing what exactly you have and how the membrane covers the wall, usually a parapet wall is like this.
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    Welcome but define smart, I built smart by using lots of insulation, air tight and economic heating system BUT I don’t do smart tech, KISS is my mantra.
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    If it were mine I would leave for as long as no rain is forecast so it can dry as long as possible, then cover with DPM, clamps don’t need to be very tight and scraps of wood and off cuts of carpet will protect the membrane. Replace the capping with GRP/ali pieces and if possible look at the insulation to assess if it needs replacing whilst the cavity is open. Will you do this yourself of find a builder, which will take time.
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    Yes, definitely will help with the drying out, air movement even with no sunshine will help which will be compromised with the plastic covering it (but stopping more damp in) 👍
  14. joe90
    I guess not, belt and braces I suppose.
  15. joe90
    +1, you need acoustic insulation (mass is good) or detachment ( staggered stud wall) Internal I guess?
  16. joe90
    I too have replaced bearings in various stuff with generic bearings when told they were “sealed for life” 🤣
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    If they are straight when you get them they are less likely to move, especially if used quickly and held in place.
  18. joe90
    Great minds think alike 😎
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    Can we ask why?, yes solid gas pipes need doing properly (gas safe engineer?) but if any slack surely electric cables can move this small amount.
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    Just make sure you pick your own,(straight) or refuse delivered bent ones (mind they are good fir noggins).
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    When I was fighting fir my planning permission the LPA quoted next door as being “X” meters high (dormer bungalow) after extensive works and I questioned it, my builder and I went around with a very long piece of wood (when they were out)and we estimated it was 1200 m (4ft) higher than their plans with the LPA, however I was not fussed and they dropped that argument (and I won anyway 🖕). Frankly I would crack on if they passed your plans.
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    Horrible stuff I would just strip and re felt/membrane, new battens and better detailing with original Slates.
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    Every day is a school day (even at my age 🤯)
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    35 years is not bad IMO for the felt that would have been available at the time, I have had to strip several similar low pitch roofs over the years where the old felt has come to the end of its life. Modern felt/membrane is far more robust especially if you use felt support trays. Draped felt is better to allow damp to run down the roof and not soak into the battens. I do find that some people don’t allow fir the felt to drain right to the guttering so water pools under the last tile/slate so make sure this happens, overlap the felt more and I think it will outlast the previous 35 years without getting too technical 🤷‍♂️
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