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The slipping slates revealed rotten battens and sheared off nails holding the slates. Also lots of dry grass and nutshells which look very old! I've bitten the bullet (and my bank account) and am going to have this section of roof completely replaced. New timbers, original Welsh slates reused where possible and damaged ones will be replaced with "new" Welsh slates. Materials and scaffolding will be delivered today and they start work tomorrow.
On the bright side, this is the southfacing part of the roof and would be the best place for solar panels which I have been considering but thought that the roof might not take the weight. The house was built about 1936 so I can't complain about it needing a bit of work.
On the bright side, this is the southfacing part of the roof and would be the best place for solar panels which I have been considering but thought that the roof might not take the weight. The house was built about 1936 so I can't complain about it needing a bit of work.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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