Lead Man Tries Tiling **WORKING ON MY OWN HOUSE** (EPISODE 2)

In this video I show an update on how my loft conversion is coming along. Things are progressing nicely and I've been trying my hand at roof tiling. I actually quite enjoyed it. Shame about the weather though. And I didn't enjoy bumping all the tiles up quite so much!.

[@doric_historic]

Tiling and rain go hand in hand on this Island of dreich...

[@slbleadworks]

I think we’ve all had enough of the rain now. Thanks for watching.

[@tonyford5326]

Any tile you’re not happy with use them for cuts nice to see a leadwork specialist swap trades we used to do that for a leadwork firm in London Saturday a couple of the leadworkers would slate or tile up after we had set them up and they would do the same it taught me a lot as a young man back in the early eighties essentially welding

[@slbleadworks]

I’ve really enjoyed laying tiles. It makes a nice change. I wish I knew how to do it all. I didn’t enjoy loading them all onto the scaffold though. Blimey that’s hard work. Thanks for watching.

[@undisclosedinformation3467]

that bond into next door is 100% a leaker hope the felt is pushed right under into the neighbours side… bonding gutter would look cleaner and would actually be sufficient

[@undisclosedinformation3467]

i wouldnt get away with that haha 0.41

[@slbleadworks]

Yes I know he would have definitely made sure the felt goes right under. Thanks for watching.

[@Czechbound]

Another GREAT video. It always amazes me that exposed wooden battens and felt don't seem to mind direct rain when waiting for the tile cover. It looks like satisfying work ( minus the rain and humping the tiles up to roof level ). Your neighbour missed an opportunity to have their roof upgraded at the same time (I imagine it adds to the value of the house). Hello from Prague, where lots of concrete tiled rooves are reaching the end of their 100 year life and are being replaced around where I live.

[@brad15020]

The wooden battens are treated, hence why they’re red (sometimes yellow, blue or green) so they can withstand the rain

[@Czechbound]

@@brad15020 Thank you !

[@slbleadworks]

Thank you. It’s made a nice change for me to try my hand at something different. I wish I knew how to tile in the whole roof myself. But I need to leave the complicated bits to the experts. Just trying to labour and fill In area where I can to keep the cost down. Thanks for watching.

[@MinionMAN-jf1ni]

looks good mate.

[@slbleadworks]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@ramodiebel9939]

Fantastic video - wonderful & great work! Do you play footie (?) Our country needs you & that level of perfection on the pitch! Best, R

[@slbleadworks]

Thank you. No I have 2 left feet lol. I definitely don’t think you’d want me running around lol. Thanks for watching.

[@matthewmara-o2f]

😂yor being over the top! You won’t see that tiny nick from the ground. Just don’t use it under the dormer window.

[@slbleadworks]

Yes I did think so. I like everything being perfect 🤦🏻‍♂️. I’ll use them up in the end if I need to. Thanks for watching.

[@DavidWilliams-zn2nc]

Just had another look, the problem is : instead of matching the existing gauge, your roofer has put his battens on a different gauge and has lost his bond! The only way out of that is to use cut tile and a halves

[@slbleadworks]

He wanted to give me a completely independent roof. But I don’t understand why mine is a different gauge to next door. And also don’t understand why the bond was lost as my roof was started from the neighbours join. I’m sure he has it all under control. Thanks for watching.

[@johnmorgan6254]

Aye sorry pal you got a course of pig ,in shared elevation , classic mistake in batten up, easy fix bonding gutter, or lead saddles where needed, easy to remove unless he used nail gun

[@slbleadworks]

I thought something didn’t look quite right. Thanks for watching.

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@slbleadworks]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@battlebotts]

You should just tile the whole roof. Protect your investment.

[@slbleadworks]

I’ll do as much as I can. Thanks for watching.

[@dazlaaar]

You're not being anal m8, the quality is absolutely dogshit nowadays from these big tile manufacturers, speaking from experience (40 years approx ). We've used stuff from Germany and Belgium that just shows how inferior our stuff is, it's embarrassing

[@slbleadworks]

I’ve been picking tiles up and they break in two in my hands. So now I feel I need to test everyone before I put it on the roof. Ive quite enjoyed laying tiles. I suppose as I can do it at my own leisure to some extent. Not bumping them all up onto the scaffold though. Blimey. That’s hard work. Thanks for watching.

[@dazlaaar]

I've followed your work for a few years so I understand your concerns, we lay these things day in day out so are pretty familiar with the varying quality between manufacturers, best wishes to you 👍

[@Handlethetruth666]

Being a lead man you should of made a secret gutter between the roofs to keep yours separate from the neighbours. Easier to repair any tiles. Ridge is a rubbish finish, when next doors want to do there roof they gotta remove it all 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@slbleadworks]

Thanks for watching.

[@andyeveritt9003]

get your mate to look at were your roof meats the neighbours looks like hes joined up to the wrong coarse a little way up and the gauge is slightly different to the neighbours for some reason ? should have gone to spec savers ?

[@slbleadworks]

Yes I will do. Thanks for watching.

[@DavidWilliams-zn2nc]

Sorry m8, start of your video………. The meet up……… wtf, ???? Not good buddy, straight bond..

[@roygalley1009]

Agrees there mate. Not sure what his tiler mate is planning. I really hope he's not bedding ridges up the join!!?

[@slbleadworks]

I’ll have another look at it today. But he is a really good roofer and I trust him. I’m sure he has got a plan. Thanks for watching.

[@tomalley798]

Why don’t you lads give him some advice? I know if bedding ridges on the joints will eventually leak.

[@roygalley1009]

@tomalley798 I'm not too keen on giving advice until I'm asked for it. I asked the question regarding a ridge joint in my comment. If Stuart finds out his mate is going to put a ridge down the join, I'm sure he'll sort it out with the roofer or his roofer will tell him it'll be fine and Stuart will trust him. He doesn't know any of us, and the Internet is full of know it alls.

[@DavidWilliams-zn2nc]

@@roygalley1009 no one should put a ridge/hip line onto a pair of roofs with the same material, end of! If the adjacent roof tiles bond has crept, then a competent roofer can bring this back quite easily! The fact that the meet up has progressed to ridge without this issue being dealt with rings alarm bells. I’ve had my own successful business for over 35 years ( I know exactly what I’m talking about)!

[@tomalley798]

British weather sucks. Your weather is starting to rub on us 🇦🇺. The only anal is your neighbour for not continuing the roof. It would’ve worked out cheaper for him since the setup is already there. I’m not from the kingdom but I do know you all put some type of metal ridge valley where two different types of tiles meet. Just curious, what is going to be done on the border line. Please keep us posted. Overall top job. 👍

[@brad15020]

If needed we can put a bonding gutter where the tiles meet, it’s just a fibreglass/grp style gutter. Or it can be done in lead (mind you much more expensive) Issue with this one is the new battens don’t match up with the old, which is why the tiles aren’t running inline. If done properly a bonding gutter isn’t needed when using the same tiles :)

[@slbleadworks]

We’ve had so much rain here in U.K. I’ve lost so much time. Maybe in the future the neighbour will decide to have there’s replaced too. Thank you and thanks for watching.