roof

Hi, I'm in the process of getting an old roof redone in natural slate and am curious as to your opinion on its progress. It's not complete yet, with ridge tiling being the most obvious, but also the porch area. However, I feel the look isn't as uniform as I'd have expected, with several areas...

It’s time to make the cut across the ridge of the breather membrane… cassette roof construction ie; tiles, batten, counter batten, membrane, osb, 50mm air gap, rigid insulation, osb. However it just doesn’t quite feel right after working so hard to protect the building and keep water out. I...

Recently have a loft conversion completed. No flat roof, but extension of gable ridge to get a bigger space and link into existing M roof at the end (think an upside down VW roof). Issue I’m having is wood within the eaves area is wet and dripping when raining. The repairs from the roofer do not...

Hi all, We’ve recently moved into an 8 year old house and, as expected with the damp weather and snow, have noticed an issue where our property joins with the semi-detached neighbour. There seems to be insulation above the felt and below the tiles, and this area has become damp. I’m not sure...

Hi All, A quick question which i hope has a straightforward answer. We have a cold/open/vented loft. Air comes in via the soffits below the rafers at floor level. I've insulated the floor to recommended standards and boarded, being careful to leave adequate space around the edges so...

Hello, I’ve noticed these white marks on the roof beams in the loft and am very worried it could be something serious. Please could someone tell me what it is and if it’s possible to remove? Many thanks.

I am going to run a dehumidifier in the loft when the weather is at its coldest and would like to know if anyone knows the science that would help me set the humidity detection to the right amount. Example; operate to dehumidify to 60% and operate when 5 degrees celsius or lower. I want to...

Following extreme weather the day before, I discovered a small, dribbling leak coming through some ripped inner felt in my 1960's roof. This felt has been ripped for several years with no leaks. The rip is quite large, the width if two beams and about 3 inches in height. Had 2 roofers quote...

Afternoon all. I have a dormer bedroom, built into a hip roof under what looks to be permitted development. There is a 2x2 m stone column, from ground level all the way up to the eaves of the hip roof which contains two stacked bathrooms, one for each flat (ground floor and first floor) which is...

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help as I'm going around in circles We have an old Wickes upvc conservatory (part brick/glass), with polycarbonate roofing. It's about 9sqm. The conservatory is attached to the house, and the house patio doors have been temporarily taken off (and used for a...

My partner and I recently purchased our first home in South Wales. It's a 1930s build with a welsh slate roof. I don't know how old the roof is but it could potentially be as old as the house. The survey flagged up that the underfelt and battens needed replacing and we had several quotes to do...

Morning all We have had a damp patch at the top of our chimney breast for quite some time but it has started getting worse. The house is Victorian and two out of the three pots are capped. Since we bought the house we have had a wood burner installed and the chimney lined etc including a...

Please someone help. I have wanted a new bathroom and to take out the airing cupboard where the old boiler used to be. I had 3 builders round to say the wall could be removed as it was a non-supporting wall. The gas safe engineer who moved my boiler could do my bathroom. He has a registered...

hi everyone, i have this velux ghl 304 roller shutter which it's stuck, it doesn't move at all. when i try to raise it, it just make a clicky sound. do you know where the problem is located? if you have any advice on how to fix it please tell me. Thanks

Parapet wall on Edwardian terraced property (London) needs to be urgently partially rebuilt as the mortar has blown and the bricks are loose / unsafe (this was discovered when builders were round to repair the cement render covering this wall). Builders have quoted £8k +vat (below) for partial...

Hi there, We moved into our new house last winter and noticed water on the ceiling of a small extension to our kitchen. At first, we thought the roof was leaking, so we replaced the felt roof. However, we now realize it's due to condensation. I want to fix this before winter, but I'm unsure of...

Hello all, I posted a forum post here about a poor boiler install and have now asked roofers to have a look in the coming week at the crossbeam the engineers cut significantly when installing the boiler...

Hello, We had new led flashings fitted. We seem to still have leaks coming through around the chimney- the roofer has returned 4 times to try to remediate but it's still leaking somewhere and we're not sure where/what to do. Please see pics. We're also not sure if those wet patches on the...

We're purchasing our first home, the level 3 survey came back with a split purlin that may need to be replaced as temporary repair may fail. Can this be fixed without replacing full purlin? Would this be costly? We've been quoted 8k to replace and sellers are not willing to go half on fixing...

I am having an old UPVC conservatory pulled down. Elsewhere I have an open sided lean to shelter attached to the house which currently is roofed with thin polycarbonate sheets that are failing and need to be replaced. The timber supports for the lean to roof are very strong and sound. Could the...