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timwilky
10-02-11, 09:09 AM
Why is it as soon as funds are accumulated something comes up.
I need a new roof. yes I knew it was getting into a bit of a state but I thought all that was required was a bit of pointing and some new ridge tiles. No the blinking lot need replacing, tiles, batons, felt, re-point of stacks, leadwork, new caps etc.
So the little 600 will have to last yet another year. will I ever have the cash for a new toy?
454697819
10-02-11, 09:21 AM
Why is it as soon as funds are accumulated something comes up.
I need a new roof. yes I knew it was getting into a bit of a state but I thought all that was required was a bit of pointing and some new ridge tiles. No the blinking lot need replacing, tiles, batons, felt, re-point of stacks, leadwork, new caps etc.
So the little 600 will have to last yet another year. will I ever have the cash for a new toy?
why do you need a new roof..
do you want your drive doing at the same time?
kaivalagi
10-02-11, 09:22 AM
There's always HP :)
timwilky
10-02-11, 09:40 AM
why do you need a new roof..
do you want your drive doing at the same time?
Alex, basically the 53 year old tiles have eroded over the years to about half the thickness and have become porous, the batons are starting to rot and the felt is brittle, torn in places. 5 of my neighbours have had replacements last year, 1 so far this with a further 2 currently underway.
As for the drive, yes it would be nice to have that done as well as it is about an inch of concrete onto of tarmac that sits on clay. the clay has moves, the concrete has cracked, frost has got in and the whole lot there is lifting.
But rule no 1 of the wilky household, no pikeys. I will be doing the drive myself when funds arise. I must have laid acres of concrete in my youth. As for the roof, I have been up, I know the job needs doing. Just the timing is wrong. I also know who to use, and who not.
454697819
10-02-11, 09:49 AM
Alex, basically the 53 year old tiles have eroded over the years to about half the thickness and have become porous, the batons are starting to rot and the felt is brittle, torn in places. 5 of my neighbours have had replacements last year, 1 so far this with a further 2 currently underway.
As for the drive, yes it would be nice to have that done as well as it is about an inch of concrete onto of tarmac that sits on clay. the clay has moves, the concrete has cracked, frost has got in and the whole lot there is lifting.
But rule no 1 of the wilky household, no pikeys. I will be doing the drive myself when funds arise. I must have laid acres of concrete in my youth. As for the roof, I have been up, I know the job needs doing. Just the timing is wrong. I also know who to use, and who not.
was just prodding mate,
that sounds all valid reasons to do it however ask yourself this,
Will it last untill you could save up for a new roof and blow the cash on the bike now?
Failing that go half and half, you will get 0% interest on the bike and only have to wait a year or so for the roof?
can you tell I am having a "live now worry about the house later" year?
oh... wait unitll at least march else it will be ****ing down ;)
timwilky
10-02-11, 09:50 AM
There's always HP :)
True, but I have always paid cash apart from my mortgage. I detest debt and have always worked on the principle of save for what you want.
kaivalagi
10-02-11, 09:54 AM
True, but I have always paid cash apart from my mortgage. I detest debt and have always worked on the principle of save for what you want.
Me too, I have zero debts, but....it would mean you have the bike for the summer and you might actually be no worse off, worth asking the dealerships I think.
Saying that, I'm contracting so no doubt if I wanted to go on HP they'd get a bit iffy...
speedplay
10-02-11, 10:38 AM
There's always building insurance for the roof when it goes wrong..;)
In 1992 I'd saved up about £3K to go to Oz for a month. The roof needed doing. We did the sodding roof.
I still haven't been to Oz:(
454697819
10-02-11, 11:46 AM
There's always building insurance for the roof when it goes wrong..;)
I like your thinking.
timwilky
10-02-11, 11:59 AM
Yeah the wife raised that one.
Ironic that I have to forego my new bike, where is she at present. At the travel agents booking her holiday for September in the sun, oh she has one booked for 3 weeks time as well. Why does she have her money, and I have "our" money?
454697819
10-02-11, 12:05 PM
Yeah the wife raised that one.
Ironic that I have to forego my new bike, where is she at present. At the travel agents booking her holiday for September in the sun, oh she has one booked for 3 weeks time as well. Why does she have her money, and I have "our" money?
errr honestly mate that doesn't sound right..
We have our money.. all things get discussed, including bike purchases holidays etc, down to how much the shop at asda cost?
Put off the roof, buy the bike and do the roof later,
If you drop down dead tomorrow what will you be more pleased you did?
kaivalagi
10-02-11, 12:13 PM
Definitely not right that...what he ^ says!
Just buy some tarpaulin for now...
If you can get a new roof out of house insurance, please tell me how. Mine's going to new replacing in the very near future as well and I just can't afford it, but have been paying and never claiming on my house insurance for 25 years
The Guru
10-02-11, 01:29 PM
Sods law about the roof.
In 1992 I'd saved up about £3K to go to Oz for a month. The roof needed doing. We did the sodding roof.
I still haven't been to Oz:(
My sister has stayed in Oz for 14yrs and I've never once made it out there.. yet.
speedplay
10-02-11, 01:47 PM
If you can get a new roof out of house insurance, please tell me how.
Rotten battens shot pointing on ridges and porus tiles, generally detach themselves from the rest of the building in high winds and poor weather...;)
Now, I like the sound of that, but, once, whe high winds blew all my fences down, my claim was refused on the grounds that wind is not malicious or accidental. It was an 'act of God' or the equivalent, for which I was not covered.
DaveW_42
10-02-11, 04:21 PM
it was an act of dog - but unfortunately, not covered for that either!
davepreston
10-02-11, 04:25 PM
your old tim, buy the bike and when the mrs has a go just say you dont remember the conversation, back this up by next time your due to do something go to the club instead again siteing memory loss
kwak zzr
10-02-11, 04:34 PM
Rotten battens shot pointing on ridges and porus tiles, generally detach themselves from the rest of the building in high winds and poor weather...;)
just watch they dont detach themselfs when your cars parked underneath, does building insurance cover wear (old age) roofs? i was told my flat extention felt roof was only covered for 15 years then it was my bill to pay if it ever needed attension.
when my cousin brought his gixer last year he got a great deal with 0% suzuki finance :) it worked out cheaper than buying a used one per month :smt040
kaivalagi
10-02-11, 04:44 PM
your old tim, buy the bike and when the mrs has a go just say you dont remember the conversation, back this up by next time your due to do something go to the club instead again siteing memory loss
I like that...good thinking batman :batman:
I had the same issue back in 1997 with my roof, which was then about 40yrs old. The 2 chimney stacks were also tatty, and the soffits and fascias were tired. Once you weigh it all up the only sensible course is to renew the lot together.
It wasn't horrendously expensive, a reliable local roofing co. put up the scaffolding, I did the soffits/fascias/guttering and took down the stacks, one of the scaffolders was a bricky and rebuilt the stacks for me (I laboured), then the roof was renewed (Marley tiles). 13yrs ago admittedly but it cost me about £2.2k all in, it's a simple ridged roof.
I've never regretted doing the job, "roof over your head" and all that. Just part of the cost of house ownership I'm afraid.
timwilky
10-02-11, 05:07 PM
This is a bit more as it is a hip style roof. Best quote I have had is 4500 including the stacks being repointed.
When you consider the costs of scaffold, skips before the material costs of the tiles, felt, baton, and then a few day labour for a couple of guys it sort of adds up
Biker Biggles
10-02-11, 05:13 PM
Ive got about 600 Redland roof tiles going spare if you want them.
Oh and Id make sure "her" money made its rightful contribution to "our" money when it comes to paying for it.
454697819
10-02-11, 05:20 PM
http://suzukilowpayments.co.uk
You can get the thou on 2% sounds good to me ;-)
Oh dear Tim, what a pain, I can sympathise - not with the roof aspect, but the saving aspect.
I'd saved up for some made-to-measure leathers a few years ago.
Went to get in the car to drive up to Hideout for 1st appointment - my car had been towed away as I'd unwittingly parked in a disabled bay hidden by the snow.
£250 to get it back.
Later that week - toothache which needed root canal (about £500 I think) followed a couple of days later by losing some regular self-employed work due to the start of the recession.
Bang - and the savings are gone.
Oh - and I think you should get the bike if your Mrs is getting the holidays!
mcgrimes
13-02-11, 05:53 AM
Do what our neighbours did, cover your roof tiles with a concoction of sainsbury's and morrisons bags and hey presto, waterproofed!
Sure its only a temporary fix, but i'd kill to have a gsxr!
Specialone
13-02-11, 09:17 AM
Is your house detached tim?
You can get roof tiles for less than £10 a square metre, average semi detached house approx 40-70 metres.
Scaffolding about £300.
£1500 labour.
£4500 sounds a bit high, but if that's the lowest then I guess it's what they want on average.
Might be worth you supplying the roof tiles and scaffolding then getting a price for labour.
speedplay
13-02-11, 10:36 AM
Might be worth you supplying the roof tiles and scaffolding then getting a price for labour.
"polski workski for cashski"
;)
Bluefish
13-02-11, 10:47 AM
no guarenteeski :rolleyes:
speedplay
13-02-11, 11:02 AM
no guarenteeski :rolleyes:
Is any builder guarenteed to be around long enough to cover a waranty at the moment anyway?
Specialone
13-02-11, 12:23 PM
Is any builder guarenteed to be around long enough to cover a waranty at the moment anyway?
I am, I went back this week to fix a leaking toilet I fitted 2 years ago, I've also gotta reattach a big feck off heavy shower screen on another job, that I fitted 12 months ago, it's come away from the wall slightly :( more screws and silicone :)
Gotta stand by your work man otherwise you don't get any !!
speedplay
13-02-11, 01:23 PM
Might have a kitchen and a roof for you soon Phil if they are any good to you.
Specialone
13-02-11, 01:39 PM
Might have a kitchen and a roof for you soon Phil if they are any good to you.
I sub my roofs out tbh, unless they are single storey :(, not keen these days on roofs, my roofer mate does the dogs danglies of a job for the right money, so its a no brainer.
Depends where the kitchen is obviously, just picked up a fair bit of work this week, futures not looking as dark thank god.
Got a garage conversion to do mid march, i love garage conversions :)
Id do them all the time if i could.
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