I nearly fell off the roof watching it with that camera work

I took my sash out removed the edging round the glass and resealed it back on, however when I attached these side bits and then closed the window they got bent up like this. Will be trying to sort it tomorrow, fking nightmare since I cant get to it outside.

Camera mans breathing is heaveir than the wind. You'd think he was the one slating.

Need a fore man on site that can show the guys the way it should be done, some of the plastic floating around these days are handed to the roofers when its to late.A typical example of this would be continuous eave vents to be fixed to top of fascia boards now that is going to push everything up unless you lower or cut the top off fascia boards and who is going to do that at the eleventh hour your more than likely on price, no one going to pay your boys for standing around,chippy should have been told to keep fasica board down lower to allow for venting.Go to the next site not using that crap just tilting fillet.I still think the old way using timber fillet was every bit as good. This is another needless use of plastic.

I didn't really understand the comments at @4:42 onwards. I can see that there's a void underneath the OSB but why would that cause condensation ? There's no cold surface for moist air to condense on if the insulation is doing its job. I can see that there are gaps at the eaves of the roof which will lead to unwanted loss of heat, but those gaps will also give any moist air an easy path to escape. Those gaps should definitely be filled to prevent wasted energy, but I don't see any reason to be concerned about condensation. (Just a lowly DIY'er here, seeking to improve his understanding)

While modern products have made the trades much easier, finding someone who can install them correctly has got more difficult. The men I started with began their training at 14 and were not even considered 'skilled' until they were 40.

It’s not been installed correctly

150mm gauges really?

Fantastic work lovely detail and master of his craft

Over engineering a very simple thing jesus🤦🏻‍♂️ just use T iron (or break iron) and it’s done in seconds!no need to turn the slate a bunch of times especially no need to use that ruler thing!

How are they staying on dont see any nails or lathes

The felt saved it?🎉

How is that roof not leaking

There is only one thing for that start at the ridge work your way down if you know what I mean lol

That's a gut job, strip it back and re-roof it.

The one advantage of hooks, you don't have to rake at an angle. You can run straight up the roof

No batten, its a boarded roof, just no headlap

What the!! Is the tile batten rotten? Or was it nailed into the moisture barrier 😂

That cheeky fart though at 9:48 ....

This is a topic much worth revisiting Sir. The first square section nail you showed appeared to the camera to have a bit of a coppery glow in places, so I am not sure if it was ferrous or not (confirm with a magnet - on camera - if you revisit this subject). If the first nail was ferrous then it would most likely have been wrought iron, hence the square section shank, and wrought iron is hugely resistant to corrosion, as opposed to mild steel (as per the second nail) which rusts in no time without a protection system. The Galvanising itself can quickly chaff through around the slate hole area however and render the roof nail-sick, ultimately. If that first nail was indeed ferrous..... and wrought, it is unlikely it would even have been galvanised (or Sheradized, as it was initially called). Steel didn't really start to become cheaply available until around the 1860s when massive coke fuelled blast furnaces began to develop in the North East, Cumberland, and Scotland. Kind regards.

shocking job

When you simulated the under cloak on the over cloak side why didn't you extend to the flat, just saying good video

What was the main issue? The width of the lead used? Please elaborate

Never start a new job on a fridaay.

Hey guy, great video, thanks. May I ask a quick sports question? I’ve just had some guys put some slate (manufactured) on a vertical roof. Quite a few, where their angle cuts and inside window reveals are just glued. Is this good or acceptable work or should I insist that they were nailed/pinned. If you do reply, thanks a million

How come you say 24 degrees is pushing it? I thought slates could go low as 10 degrees, as long as you use larger size slates, and for sea conditions, is it not just a case of using thicker slates? Would be great to see some how to videos from you (if that’s something you would consider) please and thank you.

can i ask the thickness of the left over hang as ive got tight space

What are you sticking down and what with please

Although, I appreciate your using hooks, your battening is all to fuck! The nail holes whether you’re using them or not are too high for the battens! That tells me the roof was either battened on the wrong gauge, or you’ve messed up somewhere 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

There is no valley boards W T F

How is that any easier? I'd have been 3 courses up by now!!

Muy bien con gancho de pinza de donde es pizarra Cupa /+ o Rachher cafersa o Cúbica sa spain

Could i send you a pic of a roof and get your opinion on the solution?

Back in my day had to grade them in 3 diff thickness and used to hole them to

Does not matter wot way you do it just as long you get a straight vally but good work

What did you fill the void with to prevent the condense?

a dont know why people use that stuff its not even specified by the council, the braas pib system and the rheponol were the best, a stuck with the same pvc membrane from the seventies until retirement, cant beat the old school stuff, lead zinc copper and clay tiles, worked well, the problem with the pvc any contact from bitumen or polystyrene destroys the plasticisers, a remember the days you got paid by the square yd 10 p for vented, 14 p for underlay fully bonded and 20 p for mineral finish green blue grey red white etc, maybe am just an old grumpy get

Ime getting black mould and damp ceiling in bedrooms ! All I can see is some bad areas of verge , some missing! Could this be causing the problem?

I'm genuinely lost for words seeing that

That works well, also try a sliding bevel, once the slates sit flat after any kick or tilt at eaves level, all you need is to mark from side lap to valley cut, use your level, mark and cut.

Must have been the same cowboys who messed up my roof, very similar

Why do you get all the crap to do?

My velux window is made of wood and it cracks during sunny days. Any idea how to fix it?

😂😂

Don’t use slate hooks. Just leaves the slates prone to needing repairs and falling

warm roofs are useless full stop fella

Is this a cash job

There are idiots out there doing this all the time they don’t care about their customers. They don’t care about the quality of their work. Literally this country is full of them now

Why they use chipboard instead of strong plywood

The framing looks ok least they used brackets Could of been alot worse