Every job shown here is one of ours, with the steps as we wrote them on the day.
DuringAfter
P/01
Ridge replacement between the solar panels
Before: broken tiles and ridges along ridge line. A dry ridge system fixes the ridge tiles mechanically rather than bedding them in mortar.
New battens
Fully replaced new tiles
New dry ridge system
New ridges fitted
DuringAfter
P/02
Full new replacement fascias, soffits and gutters
The old fascia and gutter came off. New white fascias, soffits and bargeboards went up at the front, gable and back, with new black gutters and downpipes.
After
P/03
Lead valley
Another happy customer. The valley is where two slopes of a roof meet on the inside, where the water runs.
Old valley stripped out
New felt and battens
New lead fitted and dressed
New ridges
Before
During
DuringAfter
P/04
Busy weekend stripping, re-boarding and felting this customer’s flat roof
This one is felt, finished in a mineral cap sheet.
Underlay down
BeforeAfter
P/05
Skylight removal
The old rooflight came out and the opening was slated over.
BeforeAfter
P/06
Dry verge repair
A dry verge is the capped edge of a tiled roof along the gable, fixed without mortar.
DuringAfter
P/07
Ridge repair
The ridge is the top line of the roof.
During
P/08
Small roof repair
Sarking is the timber boarding under the slates.
Rotting sarking removed
New sarking and felt refitted
Slates replaced
Repaired gutter
Cleared
P/09
Monday’s gutter clean
Full of sludge, then cleared.
Full of sludge
The back, cleared
P/10
Gutter cleaned
The front, full of moss. The back, cleared.
The front, full of moss
During
P/11
Little hip repair
The hip is the sloping edge where two slopes meet on the outside.