Bosun11 537 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Ray, well played mate. Grand job... f**k doin anything else up there pal, you've done fine. If it ain't broke dont fix it...!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,810 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Are you two gypsies? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 minute ago, maxhardcore said: Your in the Stone Age mate cleaning roofs by hand . Soft power clean - don't use a turbo Nozel ' use a standard . Dont get the Nozel too close to the tiles. After the power clean apply the Bio to kill off any microscopic pores. Next day good coat of Upva Tthat also seals anything hairline ect. Then 2 coats of Kingfisher Colourseal That seals and brings the roof tiles back to the colour of your choice . Proper Job Hi its called traditional lol Iv done many roofs over the years, an by hand is the safest an best method, sure it takes a wee bit longer but the results speak for themselves. Pw is not a good idea What if there's tiny holes in the roof that you can't see with moss? Water damage is a very real thing when pw roofs, not good practice imo, especially on older roofs. It is a very messy process pw, by the time it takes you to clean down the ground an the neighbors were everything has been blasted is not professional imo, to much dirt flying everywhere. Then you got water usage, your using hundreds if not thousands of litres to do a roof, what if your on a meter. I could go on, but we ae Hall have our ways mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: If not done right I agree. Seen loads of bodge jobs where moss just scraped off then any old masonary paint put on sparsely and by hand . No bio no upva - nothing. Have a look online Kingfisher Colourseal will have vids up I'd imagine. Broaden your horizons Francie I have mate, iv tryed all the options, I like to be clean an tidy an have least to clean up after jobs done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Just now, maxhardcore said: And check your gutters and clean them out incase a load of the stuff has rolled into them when cleaning or you could end up with damp if the downpipes are blocked and water ends up backing up and coming into your home . Yeah that's another, all the dirt coming off the roof plus what's already in the gutters, blocking gutters an drains, no a good idea in my opinion. Iv made a wee catcher for the bottom of the roof, so as when the dry moss is being brushed down, nothing goes into gutters I invented it meself lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: Get on Dragons Den No point, iv no money for a patent, every c**t will copy it lol There's a space in the market mate, for a device to keep gutters empty, theres no good products on the market. Edited June 3, 2020 by Francie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,014 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 hour ago, j j m said: well done to you mate,i know a lot of young lads that would of struggled to do that work haha, got few stares from couple women walking past with there little dogs , i did wave to them but they looked away haha , i prob frightened them, my wife said i look like Robinson Crusoe lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, bird said: haha, got few stares from couple women walking past with there little dogs , i did wave to them but they looked away haha , i prob frightened them, my wife said i look like Robinson Crusoe lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,014 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 57 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: And check your gutters and clean them out incase a load of the stuff has rolled into them when cleaning or you could end up with damp if the downpipes are blocked and water ends up backing up and coming into your home . did that max , was up on roof 8 hours, then 1 hour after cleaning the gutters out, sat down 9pm for me evening meal knackered feeling me 67 years today lol, thanks for the heads up with the cleaning stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,014 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, walshie said: haha dave , oh by the way mate, had probs sending pics , it do 3 pics , then struggle getting the others , had to keep going off the page, then log back on took while to get the others if that make sence lol, was off me smart phone / norm on me comp it ok ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, bird said: haha dave , oh by the way mate, had probs sending pics , it do 3 pics , then struggle getting the others , had to keep going off the page, then log back on took while to get the others if that make sence lol, was off me smart phone / norm on me comp it ok ? I think it's a site issue. I'm sure it's being looked at. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,396 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Tidy job that Raymondo. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,034 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Do not, repeat, do not do as max is suggesting. You'll spend time, money and energy to achieve fcuk all. Those tiles have probably been on fifty years and now look as good as new and if you bond them all together with paint, pva or some other concoction and you need to change one your in a world of shit. Trust me I'm a roofer. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,810 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, stumfelter said: Do not, repeat, do not do as max is suggesting. You'll spend time, money and energy to achieve fcuk all. Those tiles have probably been on fifty years and now look as good as new and if you bond them all together with paint, pva or some other concoction and you need to change one your in a world of shit. Trust me I'm a roofer. Christian Slater? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 11,279 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Greb147 said: I was once shagging a good looking roofer, called her Bonnie Tyler. Aye, but that was somewhere after midnight in your wildest fantasy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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