Wedg1e
They call me Mr. Bodge-angles
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Single-storey kitchen extension, built about 1969, single-pitch roof with Redland tiles on it. The felt is shot and a couple of tiles are broken, probably by the passing pikeys who my mother gave rather too much mony to for rather less than anything that could be described as 'work', but that's that out of my system, so... I need to strip the tiles, bin the battens, rip off the felt and start again. The roof was flashed into the mortar of the rear wall of the house but the lead was crumbling years ago and someone, whether it was my old fella or some itinerant granny-robber I don't know, has lashed some sort of adhesive foil into place, so that wil have to go as well.
The tiles are Redland 51s and went out of production ironically around 1970, though there are a couple of reclamation yards in the area who advertise that they keep used ones.
The battens are just treated timber; I can sort that, mortar for the dry verge and ridge tiles and some code 4 for the wall flashing, but the waterproof membrane...! Jesus, how does the market support so many brands and types? Which leads me to the main question: is there a concensus as to which variety is a good cost: performance: ease of handling compromise? I'm not bothered about price; on the scale of things £40 or £100 a roll (I'm guessing it'll only need one roll, it's only about 13 foot by 10) is neither here nor there. That said, if one type needs three blokes to unroll it, it's out. And I don't want some tissue paper either.
I'll drop in some new loft insulation as well, my dad tried to put some in through a recessed fluorescent twin fitting (the guy who put the extension on didn't bother to fit an access hatch into the ceiling void) but obviously couldn't reach far so it's been as cold as a witches' heart in there for the last 50 years. The old dear is 77 this year so a bit of comfort would go a long way - the kitchen radiator is a tiny double on the only patch of clear wall, fed from an archaic single-pipe gas CH system, so rubbing two ice cubes together would make more heat
Open to suggestions (selling the house not an option at the moment)...
The tiles are Redland 51s and went out of production ironically around 1970, though there are a couple of reclamation yards in the area who advertise that they keep used ones.
The battens are just treated timber; I can sort that, mortar for the dry verge and ridge tiles and some code 4 for the wall flashing, but the waterproof membrane...! Jesus, how does the market support so many brands and types? Which leads me to the main question: is there a concensus as to which variety is a good cost: performance: ease of handling compromise? I'm not bothered about price; on the scale of things £40 or £100 a roll (I'm guessing it'll only need one roll, it's only about 13 foot by 10) is neither here nor there. That said, if one type needs three blokes to unroll it, it's out. And I don't want some tissue paper either.
I'll drop in some new loft insulation as well, my dad tried to put some in through a recessed fluorescent twin fitting (the guy who put the extension on didn't bother to fit an access hatch into the ceiling void) but obviously couldn't reach far so it's been as cold as a witches' heart in there for the last 50 years. The old dear is 77 this year so a bit of comfort would go a long way - the kitchen radiator is a tiny double on the only patch of clear wall, fed from an archaic single-pipe gas CH system, so rubbing two ice cubes together would make more heat
Open to suggestions (selling the house not an option at the moment)...
hmm why does it have to be windy ????better if it isn't unless u take to flying 
I'll nip to stair cupboard and flog meself.
