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They have been stacked neatly in the garden, so I could re-tile the roof, assuming there are still enough. It looks like it was done properly at some point in the far distant past with lead flashing making the rear edge water tight - it's against a larger wall which forms the back of the store.
This would mean paying for some materials, and learning how to tile and do some basic lead work. Which I'm not against but would slow me down. It's a case of quick and ugly or slow and good looking and probably longer lasting.
Arducius
I have a brick wood store type thingy that needs a new roof. The old one looks like it was tiled at some point but the battens have bowed and there is a lot of rotten timber. Tiles have all been removed.
I have some corrugated metal roofing left over from another job as well as some timber I can use for creating a large "batten" top and bottom edges, leaving an air gap at the sides (overhang of roof would stop rain getting in but allow air movement). I was thinking I could just notch the timber over the brick walls then screw the roof sheeting to those so the whole roof would essentially just rest on the top.
It's in a sheltered spot so the wind lifting it off isn't a concern ... But I feel this is mega bodge territory and there must be a better way that doesn't require a roofer on site for several days?