"James Wilkinson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 02:15:07 +0100, Weatherlawyer
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On Saturday, 9 July 2016 21:48:12 UTC+1, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jul 2016 21:18:32 +0100, Weatherlawyer
wrote:

On Friday, 8 July 2016 16:37:18 UTC+1, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Many years ago when I lived in Australia some houses had "tin" roofs.
Apparently when it rained the noise was awful.

Made up for, no doubt, by the fact it was raining.

The tin has several inches of insulation under it. The major problem
is preserving the weather seal at joints. Tin flexes in violent winds
and expands and contracts a lot more than stone or clay. Large sheets
being both a blessing and a downfall. I imagine going around the
finished product with a soldering iron might be the only way to cure
that.

Wouldn't the solder tend to come away from the steel when flexing
occurred on hot sunny days?

Like the sealant strips always do you mean?

Dunno, I have tiles.

Dunno is right.
Dunno **** all.
****.