There is a GOD!

[Ferdinand]

Where does that not-a-smiley live?

 

Is there a Yankee-Doodle one with a single finger?

[Ferdinand]

Oh, and hello again Dee.

 

How did the drive turn out?

[Dee]

Oops! Missed this post please don't think I was ignoring you! 

Drive turned out really well, don't know why I stressed about lime and gravel so much. Weeds are present but apparently it's from above not below. 

It was a cheap but effective makeover! 

Thanks for your interest ?

[jack]

8 minutes ago, Dee said:

It was a cheap but effective makeover! 

 

My favourite kind! 

[Nickfromwales]

28 minutes ago, jack said:

My favourite kind! 

 

Everyone's favourite kind ?

[Triassic]

Maybe the nice Keith over at eBuild could put a link on the front page to direct people here?

[Jeremy Harris]

10 minutes ago, Triassic said:

Maybe the nice Keith over at eBuild could put a link on the front page to direct people here?

 

Keith is the name of the chap that runs the GBF, not Ebuild.  Contact links were taken down from Ebuild, so I very much doubt if the owner would allow one now.  He's still getting advertising revenue from Ebuild, as it still attracts viewers, even now.

[Triassic]

Sorry getting my Keith's and David's mixed up.

 

interestingly in the last 30 minutes eBuild had 192 guests online.

[Nickfromwales]

35 minutes ago, Triassic said:

 

interestingly in the last 30 minutes eBuild had 192 guests online.

A great site with a poor owner. 

Ah well, at least he's getting his beers paid for by keeping a dead body alive. 

 

[Dee]

FYI.... Building inspector approved the dormer today... Not one single issue.. One step closer 

[PeterW]

Looking good @Dee..!

[Dee]

Now the real fun starts with roofing...A challenge indeed

Do you know anything about Roofing @PeterW? 

Edited March 21, 2017 by Dee

[Triassic]

20 minutes ago, Dee said:

Now the real fun starts with roofing...A challenge indeed

Do you know anything about Roofing @PeterW? 

If not, you only have to ask........

[ProDave]

My advice is do it the Scottish way, cover the roof with a solid sarking board (osb or ply) then a non tenting breathable membrane.  Far better than the English way of just stretching felt over the gap.  then it's battens and tiles.

[Triassic]

Here's a starter for ten .... http://www.diydata.com/general_building/roofing/fixing_roof_tiles.php

[Dee]

Thanks @ProDave. And @Triassic

I have tiled a hip roof before and a simple gabled roof but with this task I don't know about the valleys, does anything go underneath the valley tiles like a run of membrane or lead for example. 

Also what happens where the tiles meet the bottom of the cheeks (to be clad in hardie linea) so I use those tile size lead things..... Night night 

[PeterW]

1 minute ago, Dee said:

[...] I don't know about the valleys, does anything go underneath the valley tiles like a run of membrane or lead for example. 

Also what happens where the tiles meet the bottom of the cheeks (to be clad in hardie linea) so I use those tile size lead things..... [...]

 

All you ever wanted to know about leadwork from the definitive source ..

 

http://leadsheet.co.uk/home/lsa-pocket-guide/

[Triassic]

I used GRP valleys rather than lead. I found them easier to install. 

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=grp+valley+boards&client=firefox-b&prmd=simvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja-Om5wOnSAhULCsAKHbbvD4YQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=704

[Dee]

@ProDave @Triassic

I'll be using valley tiles,  is the GRP an alternative to these, like a hidden gutter? 

Do I just hang the tiles with nothing more than felt and battons underneath.... That sounds too easy,! 

[Triassic]

Page 35 gives details of fitting valley tiles 

 

http://www.dreadnought-tiles.co.uk/res/plain clay tiling guide1.pdf

[CC45]

You need to run some timber battens down either side of the valley to take the weight of the valley tiles. We used them - they do look good.