Weatherproofing rosemary tile verge (undercloak?)

[plasticpigeon]

Feltwell, who did the work, it is very nicely finished.

 

[88v8]

Feltwell, who did the work, it is very nicely finished.

It certainly is. I like the way they've rubbed out the mortar in the verge to show a clean tile edge.

And those brackets beside the arched window.

Ivor

 

[Feltwell]

Feltwell, who did the work, it is very nicely finished.

G & J Roofing of Wombourne, when we first bought the place 7 years ago. I can put you in touch if you need a roofer PP. They did all the tiling and the verge detail, I restored the woodwork, although they helped by getting some new matching fascia boards machined for me where some of the original was too far gone to be salvageable, and by replacing a dormer window that was beyond salvation on the back of the house.

Can you post a full house shot?

Here's one, mine is the right-hand half, it's still work in progress! Lots of work still to do, especially on the joinery this year, the windows are in a bit of a state.


I was going to carry on painting the windows in the cream colour, similar to my neighbours, but a photo that PlasticPigeon put up a while ago of some nice two-tone sash painting that he's done has made me think again, and consider painting the frames in green and the sashes in the same cream colour as I've used so far. Trouble is, then I suspect I'd have to repaint the roofline woodwork in green, and I'm not sure if it would look odd compared to the neighbour's side.

Also, not all my windows are sashes - some on the back are casements - and I don't think they'd look right in two colours. I've redone the kitchen window (below) in cream, and I don't think it looks right, it looked better when it was green (see old picture further below). Decisions decisions, colour choice is always a pain, especially on a house that isn't detached.......





The gates at the end of the drive need repainting, they're cream currently but they always look grubby - they are going to be green, as is the garage roofline woodwork when it's done.

Feel free to offer opinions on colour, Mrs F has despaired of me to the "just get on & paint it will you?" point!

 

[Penners]

Perhaps even a double barge board, the outer one being more sacrificial.

In effect, that's what I'm suggesting, Ivor, except that the two boards should have an air gap between them.

 

[paulb33]

I was going to carry on painting the windows in the cream colour, similar to my neighbours, but a photo that PlasticPigeon put up a while ago of some nice two-tone sash painting that he's done has made me think again, and consider painting the frames in green and the sashes in the same cream colour as I've used so far. Trouble is, then I suspect I'd have to repaint the roofline woodwork in green, and I'm not sure if it would look odd compared to the neighbour's side.

Lovely house. And, you're fortunate to have relative harmony with your neighbour.

here's my twopenneth: The difficulty with white (cream) frames/sashes is the extent they accentuate the windows. Not so bad when they're nice original windows. But, can be a problem when they're modern. Hence your kitchen window might look nicer in dark green - to lose it.

Thanks again for your help. Your house is lovely.

Paul

 

[Feltwell]

The difficulty with white (cream) frames/sashes is the extent they accentuate the windows. Not so bad when they're nice original windows. But, can be a problem when they're modern. Hence your kitchen window might look nicer in dark green - to lose it.

You're spot on. The kitchen window is a nasty 1980's softwood job, which had extensive rot which I've had to splice new bits of timber in for. It's the only non-original window in the house, except for the rear dormer which I replaced in the style of the original. If I went for 2 colours, all the windows on the back of the house would have to be all green I reckon, except for the sash on the top right.

Problem with the kitchen window is, to replace it with a new sash also means fitting a new stone cill (I found the broken remains of the original in the garden :evil: ) and messing about with the kitchen, so I reluctantly decided to leave it for now, for cost & time reasons, and patch the window up to get a few more years out of it.

I think the main bit that stops me from going for the green & cream paint job is not matching the neighbours, and if that will look odd. Also the difficulty of getting to the roofline timberwork - I need to get to the front anyway to do some repairs and can do so from a scaffold tower, but the rear dormer will probably be a proper scaffold job. difficult to justify just to change the colour!

 

[paulb33]

difficult to justify just to change the colour!

What state are your neighbour's windows in? Can you strike a deal with the neighbour (and scaffolder) to do the whole lot together? Say, you offer to do the painting (with your special green paint.....).

All that said, one of the problems with dark colours is sun damage. Not such an issue with traditional oil paints, but enough to reach for the brilliant white gloss in modern petro paints. Folks up the road spent a lot of ££ on scaffold and painters. Three years later the black woodwork looks awful.

 

[Zebra]

Bit slow, sorry, but pics of slate undercloak...

 

[paulb33]

Looks nice, Zebra.

We're making progress, albeit without a decision on the under cloak. Verge tiles off and new bargeboard section fitted. Roofer will be here in a week. Gething close to the point where we'll have to decide what to do...

Paul

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