Ferdinand Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Where does that not-a-smiley live? Is there a Yankee-Doodle one with a single finger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Oh, and hello again Dee. How did the drive turn out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, Dee said: It was a cheap but effective makeover! My favourite kind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 28 minutes ago, jack said: My favourite kind! Everyone's favourite kind ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Maybe the nice Keith over at eBuild could put a link on the front page to direct people here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Sorry getting my Keith's and David's mixed up. interestingly in the last 30 minutes eBuild had 192 guests online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 FYI.... Building inspector approved the dormer today... Not one single issue.. One step closer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Looking good @Dee..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) Now the real fun starts with roofing...A challenge indeed Do you know anything about Roofing @PeterW? Edited March 21, 2017 by Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 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........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Here's a starter for ten .... http://www.diydata.com/general_building/roofing/fixing_roof_tiles.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 @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,! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Page 35 gives details of fitting valley tiles http://www.dreadnought-tiles.co.uk/res/plain clay tiling guide1.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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