Not the most scintillating conversation I know, but I could really use some help.
I'm sick of patching up our hipped roof. I've had it re-pointed (if that's the right word) three times, and yet every winter there is a new leak. Tiles keep slipping too. It is about 90 years old, so probably time for it to be replaced.
It seems to be about the most basic roof you can get. It's literally just bits of wood with slate tiles nailed on them. It lets in lots of cold air and it's absolutely filthy - loads of black dust just descends all the time. As I said, it's never properly watertight.
I need to get it redone, but I'd also like to insulate and make it generally bright and clean up there so I can put in some proper storage instead of just shoving stuff up and then running away from the spiders as fast as I can. I'm not interested in a full room or windows or anything (there's nowhere to put stairs), but I would like it floored and lit and not dirty.
What should I do?
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shovetheholly · 09/03/2016 13:30
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