I'm proud to live in a brick condo, but I'm ashamed of our flat tar paper roof.
I've always thought overlapping was such a clever and effective thing that everyone would be doing it, but I guess you can really only overlap materials that are relatively easy to poke holes in, so overlappable material probably doesn't last as long as multiple (2?) layers of slate.
With the kit I bought, very simple indeed. The sections clip together and are held spring-loaded in the gutters. Once I'd figured out the best way of fitting the sections together, it was a breeze.
The gutters had a thin plastic mesh covering them when we moved in, which had become brittle and fragile with age. This is a much more robust system and should work just as well (and last longer) than the previous installation. I guess we'll see in due course!
22 Comments
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 34d
OT: Explain your roof tiles. They seem like pieces of wood placed next to each other with no overlap.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 34d
Those are slate tiles. The moss is hiding the raised edge of the tiles. They do overlap, of course.
Like this:
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 34d
And what do you think the moss likes about the edge? Rough substrate with plenty of surface area and maybe some water retention?
Somebody here said there was more than one layer; I see hear that the slate is being attached to boards. What do you attach the second layer to?
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 17 pts · 34d
I'm gonna guess that they are slate or ceramic not wood.
And there is more than one layer.
Welcome to photos of houses in the EU that are not made of merely tape and lumber.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 34d
I'm proud to live in a brick condo, but I'm ashamed of our flat tar paper roof.
I've always thought overlapping was such a clever and effective thing that everyone would be doing it, but I guess you can really only overlap materials that are relatively easy to poke holes in, so overlappable material probably doesn't last as long as multiple (2?) layers of slate.
Hackworth@piefed.ca · 13 pts · 34d
Who needs overlap when moss?
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 34d
dull_mens_slapfight@lemmy.world
Hackworth@piefed.ca · 7 pts · 34d
Oh, I hope no one's fighting. Some roof moss is intentional, I hear, and looks neat.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 34d
It does look cool. My dream house is built of mostly moss and cobwebs.
brownsugga@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 34d
Whatever they are it looks like they need a good scraping
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
They're proper ceramic(?) / slate tiles and they do overlap but the moss may be hiding the joins.
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 34d
That's nice work! How hard was it?
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 34d
With the kit I bought, very simple indeed. The sections clip together and are held spring-loaded in the gutters. Once I'd figured out the best way of fitting the sections together, it was a breeze.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-gutter-guards-black-100-115mm-x-500mm-10-pack/12515
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 34d
Ooooh good find
BlackVenom@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 34d
They look good! Did you have them before? Do they work well?
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
The gutters had a thin plastic mesh covering them when we moved in, which had become brittle and fragile with age. This is a much more robust system and should work just as well (and last longer) than the previous installation. I guess we'll see in due course!
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 34d
My new place has something similar and it's awesome. Congratulations and good job!
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
Thanks!
KingGordon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 34d
Hell yeah, brother! I love my gutter guards.
solidheron@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 32d
Feel like the leaves will cover up those holes over time
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 34d
Looks great, I love slate roofs!
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
Thanks!