Be sure to watch Will's full video where he tackles the step flashing on this project: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hL19nq2QspmYcmg.html

There is something very satisfying watching a skilled artisan, who takes a pride in his work, doing what he has learned over years of acquiring his ‘art’. The fact that he does not damage what he is trying to create in the process, is no accident. Avoiding clumsy moves or misplaced steps is as important as careful measurement and preparation. Complicated and compound angles require agile mathematics, particularly when accommodating the inevitable variation of build. The older the age of the original building, the more likely it’s not going to be symmetrical. Thanks Wills for showing you and your team in action. It’s a nice job that looks superb.

That video was a masterpiece! Hugely entertaining and wonderful to see the process from roofer's nightmare to a beautifully finished slate roof. I loved your positive, friendly attitude and great teaching skills. I came to the video to find out how to safely move, walk, stand and sit on my slate roof so I can drop a chimney liner down for a woodburner. I was carefully watching to see how you positioned your self working on the roof without damaging tiles but ended up learning a lot more about roof construction and renovation. Many thanks for making and sharing the video, Will. You are the King of the roofers!

After doing a full back to brick house renovation over the past 2 years, I would consider myself a very experienced DIY’er. Now at the point where the roof needs doing, and your video’s have given me the knowledge and confidence to give it a go myself. Thank you for these top quality videos, keep it up! Subscribed and definitely going to be a regular watcher 👍🏼

Loved it. I watch a lot of construction videos that tell you how to do a job, step by step. I’m never going to re-slate a roof myself so sometimes I just want to know what is involved so should I ever need a roofer to do it for me, I know what’s to expect. I wish more videos took this approach. Excellent thank you..

I now think Will has reached legendary status, cracking job as always 👏 👍

So impressed with professionalism and a site clean up. Had the services of a roofer who didn't have these qualities: so stressful!

I have done roofing for 35 years here in Texas. From wood shakes rough and 18" perfections, clay tile cement tile, but never no slate. I'am retired now but watching your videos brings back some good memories of my roofing days, good job especially on the flashing work.

my god what an extreme professonal top classwork. no messing with this man and a roof

Great example of a complex job done to perfection. No obstacle is too great for Will and his team!

This man is a class act, top work!

love Will's attitude, seems like he's always up for a challenge! really enjoyed the video, thanks team

As a new roofer ,this video improves my understanding on how to do a proper roof job Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us

A fine example of the most technical of all roofing jobs. Well done and as ever, detail is everything !

Really lovely work some of the best I've seen the roof turned out beautiful

Epic video. Thanks. My dad was a roofer and I spent many happy times helping him out as a kid growing up in the 70s. Thanks for the memories Will, there is so much more to this trade than people realise. Stay safe.

Anyone watching this whose roof needs work will absolutely be wanting these guys to come and do it. If you have never seen such things, you will see exactly what makes an excellent job. Will will go far....

Great job man. You certainly know what your doing.

I've been roofing for 2 years now and you my friend know your business, i'd love to work for/with someone as clued-up as yourself, i bet you are very proud of the work you and your gang do cos you are perfectionists the best at what you do in my opinion.

Great video! Wish I'd got into roofing when I was younger. A few things confused me, so I have a couple of questions... 1) I always thought the roof felt had to have a slight dip in between the rafters so any rain that got though a broken slate would pool into that dip and run all the way to the bottom...otherwise it could run/spread any which way on the way down including over where the new rafters are nailed through the felt, compromising the watertightness...is that not really necessary? 2) Why is the wood you installed blue? Waterproofing treatment or something? 3) Why did you install cut slates on the vertical behind the lead step flashing? Thanks for taking the time to film this job.

Hands down one of the best roofers i have ever seen

Artist at work👍👍

Im a sparky & am just about to start solar installs for 2023. I was looking for some vids on working with slate, cutting solar brackets in & found this, Just watched whole vid, your a credit to your game Will, shame you dont live in Maidstone!

Excellent job. The only problem I see is to the right at the top of the valley at 15:01, the seams almost meet up. I'm unfamiliar with slate work so I wouldn't know how to fix that without vertically chalking the right side of the dormer using the slated left side as a template. But I really admire the hard work put into this job.

I can't afford a new roof but need a valley releading. I said to my mate who is gonna do it, can you not put felt underneath the lead? he said yes. I questioned it tho my self as there is obviously a reason why they don't in the first place. This video confirms it for me as it will sweat 👍

Beautiful job! Love from Lafayette, Indiana, USA 👍👍👍

Another quality job from true professionals. Your attention to every detail is second to none. You should have some very happy customers. Hope they appreciate the top job. Thanks for filming it all too. 👍👍. All the best Pete

Great roofer , shows he takes pride; in his work. and knows his stuff.

These geezers are spot on & a do a marvelous 1st class job with real pride in their work. A friend & I are planning on doing my roof, but re-slate using the good original removed ones, plus remainder using good second hand ones. Cannot stand the sight of those horrible cheap clay pan tile things, pile of crap!. So hats off to these guys for giving us some inspiration to tackle these jobs. Noticed they used a slaters hammer, but I've bought a slate ripper tool for getting the slates off. Not sure if I've got the right tool for the job now after having watched this. Loved the video, cheers :-) .

Just started a job with foam sprayed on the slate nightmare is an understatement 😂😂 I had no choice but to smash them all the foam was wrapped around the batten and everything feel your pain. 70 bin bags of foam.

the flashing details are unbelievable. think this fella has done this work before! top notch in his trade

Amazing work. I have just been ripped off with cowboys leaving a dreadful, almost laughable mess. I just wish Will and his guys did roofing in my area. Excellent video very detailed cheers

Great Job!

I’ve been fitting a grp valley on a slate roof probably one of the hardest things I’ve done doing all the cuts you make it look so easy 😭

Been a real pleasure to watch true professionals at work! Great Job.

Great video Will. The work carried out is so near and tidy 👍

Very nice indeed👌🏽

Love it! Keep on cracking…

Brilliant video this guy and his team are true master craftsmen 👍

Nice to watch a roofer who knows what he's doing.

That really is a work of art .. proper tidy job

Will the Roofer I've seen a lot of roofs stripped and re slatted - But never to your Quality- and your enthusiasm is a real credit to you- take care and do many more.

Beautiful workmanship and a well put together video.

Half a slate cut up at top of valley. Nice camera work to hide it. Bond on bond with cuts to ridge. Why not set it out from gutter? Easy peasy.

What an undertaking.... amazing work. Well done

Proper tradesmen 👍👍

Nice job!

A pleasure to watch, Thank you!

Another work of art Will , beautifully done as ever . Big congratulations on hitting 50 thousand subscribers Tony and team 🥳🥳🥳🧱👍🏼

Nice job lads

Amazing skill. Must be a really satisfying job to see it all completed.

Love watching this guy, roofing work is the nuts! Love watching people in my trade do things properly 🙌🏼

Outstanding workmanship and a hundred year job. Only true craftsmen take such care when their work will only be seen by the few 👌

That's some sharp lead flashing and valley work👌

I remember at college bossing that lead apron... Was fun...

Wow , what a craftsman !!

Another beautiful job. You and your crew are amazing craftsmen.

Super job, top workmanship. I am interested to know why the focus on using second hand slates with an unknown remaining lifespan versus new slates?

SUBSCRIBED! Always amazes me to watch true skilled professioanls at work!

Very nice Job there Will looks like you take pride in your work.

Can I say just started watching you guys and your work is first class I can tell 100 percent you take pride in your work take note apprentices this is how it’s done

Well done Will ! You not only a good roofer you’re a good teacher

Will as per usual... Amazing work.

Stunning work

Very good, professional work!

enjoy your videos. wondering why you took off the roof boards and replaced with membrane only, dosent the roof boards give more protection and insulation, couldnt thay have gone under the membrane?

Cannot beat Will & a quality roof job. Great to watch as always.

Top job !

Top notch ,great workmanship!

Wills here, so its a 2 second thumbs up from me.

Absolute class from Will and the boys again. Top notch.

Absolutely stunning work fella! your videos are mint!!

Thanks Will I bow down to your skill! Maybe just maybe I'll tackle my roof next summer!

Great work will👍

What a talented team you are brilliant 👍👍👍👍

I see these lads about where I live. Always busy and always do a top job👍👍 All the best... skins👌

Great work 💪 nice to see a worker who enjoys their work and takes such pride in execution of task. some people could learn a thing or two from this guy !

Absolute class !!!

These guys do not mess about!!! master class again!!! 👍🏾

Brilliant to watch this craftsmanship

Another very nice video showing how it's done. Makes me feel I could do it myself, but I'd screw it up quickly! I have a question which I've posted on another of your videos, but will post here too, to see if anybody can help. I'm in the process of buying a bungalow in the Lincolnshire/Cambridge border area and the survey has shown that there are 30, 40 or perhaps 50 slipped slate tiles, which also includes others that have been repaired using tingles. Some roofers have advised that the individual slipped/broken tiles can be repaired/replaced, but others have advised that it would probably be better to just redo the entire roof. The thinking is that if the nails are failing leading to slipped tiles (presumably because they're not copper?), then as soon as you replace them, others will start to fail for the same reason i.e., rusty nails, so you may as well just do the whole roof now? Does that logic make sense? And I have been told that in the process of taking the existing tiles off, probably 50% will break, hence you would need to buy about 50% new tiles. Does that sound right? Seems from the other video I watched that a loss/breakage rate of 50% would be on the very high side, but according to this video not. And so far, I have only been able to get quote for a whole new roof, not by re-using as many of the existing tiles as possible. Why is that? Why doesn't anybody want to do the job using the old tiles, which is what I want as the customer and which will, presumably, be cheaper? Any advice would be welcomed. Cheers.

I gotta say you are the D’s B’s. A proper champion roofer. 👌

Brilliant video Will🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great videos! Does anyone have a recommendation for the best underlay for slate? I'm struggling to find reviews as most membrane companies demonstrate using their product with battens (the English way) therefore allowing for an air gap between membrane and tile/slate, they seem to suggest this is important, so whats the recommended membrane designed to be sandwiched between sarking?

Fantastic work Will!

excellent practical information the basics well appointed

Top job sir and brilliant videos !

First class lads! First class! Ya know your stuff!!!

Couldnt get it any better lol perfect video knowledge is great thank you my friend thumbs up

Ricky the unsung hero!

Outstanding

Great job guys,,, love it.

Good job, enjoyable to watch

Wonderful will. Absolutely wonderful. Top top top job! Look forward to more - Cheers!

I love the way how you working mate , your one of the best roofer I have seen 💪💪 👍 i like how you explain all the details , Well done pal , I'm builder to am doing all sorts of building jobs, watching you every video ,, I'm learning more and more thanks to you . Well done my mate 👍.

Hello Will Was wondering why you cross battened the roof?

Great job on the roof looks fantastic nice lead work as well true craftsmanship take care guys

Smashed it yet again!! Would be interested to see some videos with just lead work

Love the workmanship but when I do a valley, I make sure of returns on the felt. By felting first then nailing (with nail gun)battons your asking for a leak. Any experienced roofer would agree. Don’t worry il add a video soon of how to solve this 🙏👍old school works as if you ever miss a joist you can feel it and correct the problem.

Well done will old school professional looks the nuts