Hi

Live in a terraced house in Yorkshire, on a hill so my roof ends and
next doors roof up the hill starts a few feet higher than mine.

Does this seem a reasonable quote for re-roofing my yorkshire stone
roof:

1. Strip-off the existing roof covering and store safely all re-usable
stone slate
2.Felt and re-lath the entire roof using marley breathable roof
membrane and 38x19mm tanalised slate lath
3.Re-slate the roof using the existing slate replacing all breakages
with new reclaimed yorkshire stone slate
4.Supply and fix new code 4 lead flashing to the chimney stack and
gable riser on both elevations
5.Re-bed and point the existing ridge tiles with sand:cement mortar
6.Remove all debris and scaffolding upon completion
Total Cost £2350

I had another quote which was for around £6000 pounds and the
description of what they were going to do went into two a4 pages -
they also charged for hiring scaffolding. This quote is half the
price but seems to do what I need. I am going to see if the roofer
can give me a couple of references for the work he has done recently.

One more question for those in the know. When would be the best time
to have a digital aerial installed - before the roof repairs or
afterwards. I dont want the aerial man to damage the roof walking
around on it, but I also dont want the roof man to knock a newly
installed aerial out of line!

Regards

B

"B" wrote in message
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Hi

Live in a terraced house in Yorkshire, on a hill so my roof ends and
next doors roof up the hill starts a few feet higher than mine.

Does this seem a reasonable quote for re-roofing my yorkshire stone
roof:

1. Strip-off the existing roof covering and store safely all re-usable
stone slate
2.Felt and re-lath the entire roof using marley breathable roof
membrane and 38x19mm tanalised slate lath
3.Re-slate the roof using the existing slate replacing all breakages
with new reclaimed yorkshire stone slate
4.Supply and fix new code 4 lead flashing to the chimney stack and
gable riser on both elevations
5.Re-bed and point the existing ridge tiles with sand:cement mortar
6.Remove all debris and scaffolding upon completion
Total Cost £2350

I had another quote which was for around £6000 pounds and the
description of what they were going to do went into two a4 pages -
they also charged for hiring scaffolding. This quote is half the
price but seems to do what I need. I am going to see if the roofer
can give me a couple of references for the work he has done recently.

One more question for those in the know. When would be the best time
to have a digital aerial installed - before the roof repairs or
afterwards. I dont want the aerial man to damage the roof walking
around on it, but I also dont want the roof man to knock a newly
installed aerial out of line!

Regards

B
The lower quote sounds just a little low, I would have thought about another
£1000 - £700. Scaffolding is usually erected by a different contractor and
charged on a 1 month fee and then 10% per week there after.
The size of the lath is under size, for Yorkshire stone slates it should be
50mm x 25mm or 2" x 1" treated and fixed with 65mm or 2,1/2'' galvanized
load bearing nails.Not clout nails.
There are far better breather underlay felts than the Marley felt in my
opinion. The code 4 lead is ok.
You are only paying for scaffolding, labour,lath, felt, lead and waste
disposal with a few reclaimed slates. The high cost would be a hell of a lot
more if you had to replace all the stone slates.

Try another roofing contractor for a third quote and then compare.

B wrote:

One more question for those in the know. When would be the best time
to have a digital aerial installed - before the roof repairs or
afterwards. I dont want the aerial man to damage the roof walking
around on it, but I also dont want the roof man to knock a newly
installed aerial out of line!

I would have thought (surely) the aerial (assuming it's attached to the
chimney breast?) is going to way out of reach of a clumsy roofer,
particularly as your quote doesn't include any work on the chimney
breast itself, eg for repointing.

Where will your new cable be routed? That's probably the deciding factor
(you'll need a new one for digital anyway). Neatest is usually down
into the roof space, eg adjacent to the chimney breast, which avoids
having cable running down the roof and over the guttering. However, an
installer using that route is likely to mess up the tiles and/or the
roof integrity, therefore would best be done before the roof is renewed.

David

In article ,
Lobster wrote:
Where will your new cable be routed? That's probably the deciding factor
(you'll need a new one for digital anyway).

Eh? It makes sense to fit new cable with a new aerial and to use good
quality Sat cable, but you give the impression it's essential. My aerial
and cable is yonks old but digital is just fine.

--
*There are two kinds of pedestrians... the quick and the dead.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

B wrote:
Hi

Live in a terraced house in Yorkshire, on a hill so my roof ends and
next doors roof up the hill starts a few feet higher than mine.

Does this seem a reasonable quote for re-roofing my yorkshire stone
roof:

1. Strip-off the existing roof covering and store safely all re-usable
stone slate
2.Felt and re-lath the entire roof using marley breathable roof
membrane and 38x19mm tanalised slate lath
3.Re-slate the roof using the existing slate replacing all breakages
with new reclaimed yorkshire stone slate
4.Supply and fix new code 4 lead flashing to the chimney stack and
gable riser on both elevations
5.Re-bed and point the existing ridge tiles with sand:cement mortar
6.Remove all debris and scaffolding upon completion
Total Cost £2350

I had another quote which was for around £6000 pounds and the
description of what they were going to do went into two a4 pages -
they also charged for hiring scaffolding. This quote is half the
price but seems to do what I need. I am going to see if the roofer
can give me a couple of references for the work he has done recently.

Yep, get references and check them out thoroughly. That's the most
important thing.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Lobster wrote:

Where will your new cable be routed? That's probably the deciding factor
(you'll need a new one for digital anyway).


Eh? It makes sense to fit new cable with a new aerial and to use good
quality Sat cable, but you give the impression it's essential. My aerial
and cable is yonks old but digital is just fine.

Fair cop, guv.

Was confusing myself...

David

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:01:29 GMT, "keith_765"
wrote:


"B" wrote in message
.. .
Hi

Live in a terraced house in Yorkshire, on a hill so my roof ends and
next doors roof up the hill starts a few feet higher than mine.

Does this seem a reasonable quote for re-roofing my yorkshire stone
roof:

1. Strip-off the existing roof covering and store safely all re-usable
stone slate
2.Felt and re-lath the entire roof using marley breathable roof
membrane and 38x19mm tanalised slate lath
3.Re-slate the roof using the existing slate replacing all breakages
with new reclaimed yorkshire stone slate
4.Supply and fix new code 4 lead flashing to the chimney stack and
gable riser on both elevations
5.Re-bed and point the existing ridge tiles with sand:cement mortar
6.Remove all debris and scaffolding upon completion
Total Cost £2350

I had another quote which was for around £6000 pounds and the
description of what they were going to do went into two a4 pages -
they also charged for hiring scaffolding. This quote is half the
price but seems to do what I need. I am going to see if the roofer
can give me a couple of references for the work he has done recently.

One more question for those in the know. When would be the best time
to have a digital aerial installed - before the roof repairs or
afterwards. I dont want the aerial man to damage the roof walking
around on it, but I also dont want the roof man to knock a newly
installed aerial out of line!

Regards

B
The lower quote sounds just a little low, I would have thought about another
£1000 - £700. Scaffolding is usually erected by a different contractor and
charged on a 1 month fee and then 10% per week there after.
The size of the lath is under size, for Yorkshire stone slates it should be
50mm x 25mm or 2" x 1" treated and fixed with 65mm or 2,1/2'' galvanized
load bearing nails.Not clout nails.
There are far better breather underlay felts than the Marley felt in my
opinion. The code 4 lead is ok.
You are only paying for scaffolding, labour,lath, felt, lead and waste
disposal with a few reclaimed slates. The high cost would be a hell of a lot
more if you had to replace all the stone slates.

Try another roofing contractor for a third quote and then compare.



Is a warm roof part of a typical loft conversion? Is it something
that a roofer will be able to do, or should I ask a specialist in warm
roof installation?