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Thanks Mr Punter, Have promised him - my neighbour - he can have all the reusable slates as he will be doing 90% of the job. Not sure how many there will be that are reclaimable or how much money he will get for 100 year old slates. Although I suppose added to his own he may end up with a couple of pallets which may be worth something to somebody.

Thanks for all replies. The membrane is new. Its Rubershield ECO extra. The tiles are Ballymena Penrose. Not sure where he got the battens from. He says he’s checked it out and no planning permission required as it’s not a listed building. The gutters will be getting replaced eventually. I’m inclined to go ahead from a financial point of view and if it lasts 20 or thirty years it will be outlasting me. Any more pointers are meantime much appreciated as I could suggest things to him (as if I knew what I was talking about ?) which would make my side of the roof even better than his. Thanks again everyone.

Thanks Nod. It seems OK to me just wasn't sure lead work looked professional enough although it is still ongoing. I've attached some more pictures for any further comment. A wee bit of a worry is his seeming disregard for health and safety. These slates lying on the front of his roof which he's due to start soon have been there for a week. Now I know it is his health and safety at the moment but when it comes to my roof I don't want to be breaking any laws or whatever. He's going to do it for cost price which he reckons will be £3 to £3.5k Thanks again for any advice .

My adjoining next door neighbour has said he is more than happy to tile my roof with my help. He is in the process of tiling his own. He is not a professional roofer but is one of these guys who can turn his hand to anything and do a good job. He has built his own brick outhouse recently and it looks as good as any I’ve seen. Attached are some photos he gave me (I have others) of his own ongoing tiling work. I’m quite handy myself but not sure if I’m up to it. Any advice and comments welcome.