Excuse me, has anyone seen my roof slates?

15 Dec 2006

Lost five or six slates off the front of the house and six off the rear last night (Wednesday). Luckily the house is rented so it won't cost me anything to get fixed.
Fortunately (realising it was extremely windy when I got home from work) I parked the car away from the front of the house, and when I got up this morning there were shards of slate scattered where the car is normally parked closer to the front door.
It's a bit exposed here - the wind has a free run from the Pennines in one direction and the North Sea in the other!
It's a noisy, rattly roof when the wind blows hard, and I had to sleep in the spare bedroom last night otherwise I wouldn't have been able to sleep at all. The cieling in the main bedroom was replaced just before I moved in - no doubt it was a cheap job as I'm sure there is no insulation above it.

15 Dec 2006

Quote by Gitfinger
Lost five or six slates off the front of the house and six off the rear last night

You lucky bastard!! worship

You lucky lucky bastard! confused

You lucky lucky lucky bastard!! poke

Oh to be have just 5 or 6 slates missing, oh bliss, oh the luxury of it :?
I had to retrieve my conservatory roof from a neighbours last week evil

Hmmmm beginning to look like one upmanship here :undecided: Would the guy who had the side of his house knocked out by the London tornedo, please stand up!! :lol2:

Quote by Gitfinger
It's a bit exposed here

Bit bluddy exposed here now as well :? :? :? :?
Tis bluddy annoying int it :evil: Can see me on Xmas day unwrapping sheets of polycarbonate roofing instead of the hovercrafts, diamonds and faux fur accessories I was expecting :evil:

15 Dec 2006

Quote by Missy
Can see me on Xmas day unwrapping sheets of polycarbonate roofing instead of the hovercrafts, diamonds and faux fur accessories I was expecting

You were expecting a hovercraft??? :shock: :shock: :shock: confused

:? :? :? :?

15 Dec 2006

Quote by Sgt Bilko
Can see me on Xmas day unwrapping sheets of polycarbonate roofing instead of the hovercrafts, diamonds and faux fur accessories I was expecting

You were expecting a hovercraft??? :shock: :shock: :shock: confused

:? :? :? :?
Well yeh, kind of :uhoh:
You ain't got time now, you'll have to get the diamonds instead! biggrin

:happy:

15 Dec 2006

Quote by Missy
Can see me on Xmas day unwrapping sheets of polycarbonate roofing instead of the hovercrafts, diamonds and faux fur accessories I was expecting

You were expecting a hovercraft??? :shock: :shock: :shock: confused

:? :? :? :?
Well yeh, kind of :uhoh:
You ain't got time now, you'll have to get the diamonds instead! biggrin

:happy:
No!!! A hovercraft is good!! :shock: :shock: :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? wink

15 Dec 2006

Quote by Sgt Bilko
No!!! A hovercraft is good!! :shock: :shock: :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :?

Good one :bounce:
I'll scrub it off me list, so it doesn't get doubled up :lol:

15 Dec 2006

We are lucky that we haven't had any tiles blown off..... Yet *crosses fingers* :lol2:
Sarge what are you buying me for Christmas?? dunno

15 Dec 2006

Quote by Missy
Lost five or six slates off the front of the house and six off the rear last night

I had to retrieve my conservatory roof from a neighbours last week evil

Sorry to hear that, Missy - certainly puts my couple of holes in the roof in perspective! redface

I read your "What I learnt" funny version of the event after I posted my slate story. Though I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time.
I hope your house insurance covers the damage - though I've no doubt there'll be a clause in your policy that specifically excludes conservatories and/or wind damage and/or if a cat was present. Apparently it's known as the Santa clause which prevents pay-out on wind damage near Xmas.
I can now confirm that my earlier specualtion was correct, and the thickness of insulation in the loft here is exactly 0". It's raining now, and the roof lining appears to have been breached as well (if there ever was one) as I can hear the regular thwack of a drop of water hitting plasterboard.
<Edited for the inevitable spelling error that gets noticed as soon as Submit is pressed.>

15 Dec 2006

gitfinger.... as you live near me.. I would imagine that your roof slates are in the same place as my car number plate ? my roof slates, my shed roof, my clematis bush.
I have a busy weekend planned repairing the damage.
rolleyes

15 Dec 2006

Quote by splendid33
my clematis bush.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Ok I know it's infantile humour but I have that Friday feeling so I'm in a good mood. :thrilled: