On 21 Jan 2007, at 16:52, Steve Haywood wrote: > The roof was originally made of > tiles smaller at the apex than the base (can't remember the > technical term > for this)
In Cotswold slate construction its called 'diminishing course' but I don't know whether that applies to Welsh slate. See: www.cotswolds.info/blogs/cotswold-stone-roofs.shtml Baz
