Al-Shabaab has also succeeded in recruiting a number of Americans to fight in Somalia, most of whom are from Minnesota, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen wrote in a CNN.com column.
The average cost to repoint a chimney is typically around Â£300 for a small chimney with easy access on a low roof. A chimney on the gable end of a semi-detached house is expected to cost Â£800 due to scaffolding costs. Repointing a large chimney stack in the centre of a roof is the most expensive, typically around Â£1200. This average price can vary greatly depending on location, amount of scaffolding, type of chimney, and whether the chimney is at the end or middle of the roof, as well as if it's at eaves or ridge height.
Repointing involves scraping away the loose mortar and replacing with new. Some homeowners will request this type of job when the mortar is loose, but none of the tiles have been affected. For a typical semi-detached property, the cost for ridge pointing is between Â£125 and Â£250. Repointing is a simple job that will take a couple of hours. Most large roofing firms do not provide this type of service for the reason that it is not a long term solution. 10 metres of roof ridge tile bedding