bay window canopy

[masona]

hidden soaker .....i`ll try and explain cuz I cant load jack s**t onto this computer .............as the rows of tiles turn the corner of the hip you cut the soaker to form a "bent tile" covering the gap and weathering in the row below ..........easy to do

Is this it Nige

Another one here

 

[seneca]

Holiday resort? I suppose that's one way of referring to Birmingham it's currently -4, frost everywhere, heaving with moronic shoppers and so foggy you can't see your own feet!

Not the kind of weather to be doing any DIY. My current outdoor activities don't go beyond re-filling the bird feeders (there must be another way they could show their appreciation other than cr**ping on the path.)

Thanks for the kind offer though. I think I'll research the idea, source some materials, and then take it up in spring. I think I will go with your suggestion of lead strip UNDER the tiles, and yes the tiles I will use are small. I want them to match my roof tiles, which are small and rectangular. I need to replace some worn tiles so will get them all at once. Need to find a good supplier near Brum that does slightly weathered tiles. Don't want any replacements to obviously stick out. I will be back asking questions when I'm ready to start.

Thanks again for all the help and advice.

 

[seneca]

Hey Masona, great drawings. They show how to do the edges which meet the wall, but can the same be used where the tile meets tile on the join between the front and the angled sides. That's the tricky bit.

I have just spent the last 5 minutes drawing a picture for clarification, and have only just realised I acn't post it

 

[Nige F]

you guys are on the right track ....I really must learn my way around this computer lark

 

[masona]

Start again

 

[Nige F]

 

[prod]

hi seneca,the small ridge tiles are called baby ridge/hip tiles type this in google and you get a good list of suppliers, as regards using lead i`ve seen this method used on slate roofs and vertical tiling and depending on how well the lead slates are cut gives a good result http://www.leadsheetassociation.org.uk/html/1408.html

 

[seneca]

hi prod, the pictures in the link you gave are just the idea I had in mind. few questions,
1) what do you mean by "depending on how the lead slates are cut."
2) in the picture shown in the link, will rain flow directly down into the gutter, or will some move sideways (due to winds or capilliary action) and get inside?
3) Is the lead strip just placed over the frame, or does it need to be nailed or glued down?
4) I assume no mortar is used anywhere
5) What is the best way to cut tiles to make a mitre joint?

thanks, and a merry Xmas to everyone (I won't be in any fit state for DIY over the next few days and I dare say so won't many

 

[prod]

hi prod, the pictures in the link you gave are just the idea I had in mind. few questions,
1) what do you mean by "depending on how the lead slates are cut."
2) in the picture shown in the link, will rain flow directly down into the gutter, or will some move sideways (due to winds or capilliary action) and get inside?
3) Is the lead strip just placed over the frame, or does it need to be nailed or glued down?
4) I assume no mortar is used anywhere
5) What is the best way to cut tiles to make a mitre joint?

thanks, and a merry Xmas to everyone (I won't be in any fit state for DIY over the next few days and I dare say so won't many

sorry its taken so long to reply ...christmas and all that. i`ll try to answer some of your points
1)sometimes on older roofs the mitre cut would`nt be that neat so the lead slate would be extended to cover the whole of the tile and be visible so all the slates should be cut identically just for cosmetic reasons
2)no,as water gets drawn in sideways it is also falling downwards when it reaches a joint in the tiles the head lap of the previous course catches it just as it does on the main area of tiles
3)the lead is cut longer than required and the top corners are dog eared to hook over the top of the tile the next course of tiles then prevents the lead slipping out
4)depending on the design of your roof the mitred tiles close to the top may not have a nib to hook over the lath these can be drilled and fixed or mortared in place but the lead does`nt require mortar
5)with a diamond cutter, chalk line and a great deal of patience,which is perhaps why you don`t see many examples of this method nowadays
hope this helps

 

[Mw Roofline]

I see you are in the midlands area. Not sure if you are near Brownhills/Cannock but there is a big roofing merchants there called SM Roofing. They always seem to have weird stuff the other normal merchants don't have. May be worth a Google or Directory enquiries to get their phone number.