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The scaffolding was taken down early this Bank Holiday Monday, and these are the final pictures of the new roof.

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So finally after 12 months, of obtaining many quotations, discussing options with builders and roofing companies. The roof is finally complete, and I no longer have to check and empty buckets in the attic, and that long overdue project is complete and finally put to bed.

A Special Thanks to Mark Winters of Mark Winters Leadwork and Roofing, York, Denis and Luke for an excellent job, and professional craftsmanship.

Here is a case study by TLX Insulation of work completed by Mark Winters Leadwork and Roofing, York.

Also Thanks to:-

• TLX Insulation
• SIG Roofing, York
• The Reclaimed Company, York
• Wrights Skips, York
• SP Scaffolding, York
• East Riding of Yorkshire Building Control
• Neighbours for putting up with the noise and mess!
• and also if I’ve nagged and ranted at you about the roof, over the last 10 years!
• and last but not least…. -:- Lindsey!

A few finishing touches, and the angled-cap-ridges cemented on, and the roof is now complete, the Building Inspector visited and said it was a nice excellent job, and had a tick in the box.

On time, and on budget as agreed just before the Easter Holiday! (well in fact a little less!)

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I left this morning for work, and the roof needed slating on the back, and when I returned home it was completed.

In discussions with the roofers, they told me, “when they lick them and stick them its quicker!”

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Today is the last and final day, whilst they add the angled ridges to the apex, and tidy up.

At the beginning of Day 5, almost all of the front roof, rows have slates have been completed, and the lead work is being properly installed above the front porch (well it was not lead before!)

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The welsh slates start have been regraded, into thick, mids and thins, and start being nailed to the battens.

There are approx 2-3 rows completed at the front of the house shown here.

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Day 2, and we are water tight, and the TLX Gold breathable waterproof membrane is secure and new battens secure it to the rafters.

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Day 1, and the roof starts getting removed, by the end of the day 1, all the slates, under-felt, battens are removed, new TLX Gold is secured with new battens to the front of the house.

TLX Gold is a high performance insulating breather membrane, e.g. posh under-felt to the layman, it costs as much as gold as well!

TLX Gold – improves the thermal value of your roof without a risk of condensation and with little or no change to the roof height.

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When we purchased the property over 10 years ago, the current roof was surveyed and we were told, it does not look pretty, and is not going to win any awards, but “does it function as a roof – and keep water out?”, and if that is true, do not touch it, it could last, 5, 10 or 15 years, and it will let you know when it starts to fail.

Well that day finally came a few years ago, and I’ve been checking buckets in the attic ever since!

The time has finally come to replace our original welsh slate roof, and today is the day the scaffolding goes up.

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