roof

Hi all I hope you're all keeping well This is my first post and I'm hoping to get some advice on a case of extreme condensation in my loft. I've read the various threads I could find, but wanted to get your take on the solutions I've been offered by several roofers before taking the plunge. I...

Hi, I've just had a steel put in to remove a pier between the kitchen and a single storey extension. I've been in the property a year and always thought the kitchen got far too cold. Turns out, its because there is no insulation in the flat roof on the extension. This was all signed off with...

Hi I read somewhere that all original roofs on Victorian houses were slate, does anyone know if this is true? My current one has clay tile (Rosemary I've been told) and I'm sure the roof had to have been replaced at least once in its life. I am thinking of replacing it again. I'm very...

Hi I have a leak originating from the chimney when it is really hard, driving rain (only occurred twice in about 7mths so far). Its a semi Victorian house with the shared chimney on the party wall. The breast to the rear two rooms (grd and 1st) has been removed and there's a beam in the loft...

Hi, We had a big storm this week and I ended up with water running down from my bathroom ceiling down my wall. Having checked the tiles it appears that one tile along the edge (verge I believe it correct term) has broken and it's directly above the leak, so quite sure it's the issue. I am...

Has anyone ever seen Spanish/French barrel tiles used in the UK for roofing? Seems a nice style but have never seen it used in this country and wondering why? Is it just not the fashion trends or is there something more serious regarding the materials, weather, etc? Images of tiles (sold at...

Live in a semi and next door are having their roof done. Whilst removing the tiles one of the roofers has dropped a tile and ripped our sarking next to the party wall. Just wondering what would be reasonable when asking them to repair the tear. Fully expecting the roofers to try to fob me off...

Hi, We've got a really old cottage with a tiled mansard roof. The bottom slope (approx 80 degrees) has slipping tiles, and if you try and put them back it's like playing ker-plunk and they all start slipping. I'm firmly of the opinion that this has been bodged (~1980s) as not all the tiles are...

As title really, I have to say although it's not quite finished it looks a bit of a mess to me looking for opinions Cheers Carl

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Hi, I think I may have gotten myself in a bit of a mess. Yesterday I changed the Bow window in the living room of a house I've just bought. There's a canopy roof above it that goes over the porch and then across the house. The roof looks like it's coming away from the wall on one side where the...

Hello I'm looking for some advice for how to remedy what appears to be a bodge by a previous owner. I have a standalone single story garage which I'll soon be renovating into a workshop (new plasterboard, insulation, flooring...) but I want to be sure the structure is sound and secure before...

Just found out that our roofer decided to change the tiles he was using due to supply issues, without informing us - initially using Sandtoft and switched to Medley. You can see this halfway up and on some of the cuts. Apart from the appearance I'm concerned if there will be any issues where...

I have a small outbuilding built around 10x10ft in single skin medium density block. I have a 4% pitch roof and want the high point of the beams to sit within the wall to keep the roof blocked from the close fencing as its within the boundary. So my idea was a wooden 2x5 wall plate (runner)...

Hello all I've been building a lean too roof and was going to use 6mm toughened glass, until I saw a sheet of polycarbonate and had a reality check, due to the size, that I was not going to be able to use glass.:cautious: too big, handling etc. Anyway, my panels will be 3m x 700mm wide, there...

I've got a workshop on the go and unfortunately didnt check the timber that arrived at the time as I should have done! It's for my workshop and so not overly worried about the shakes and imperfections as they dont go all the way through. I just wanted other chippies opinions, is this typical of...

I've moved into a place with a first floor (don’t ask) 3m x 6m conservatory. It’s brick/breeze block up to the timber windows which are double glazed in a timber structure up to the timber rafters. It’s got a polycarbonate roof. My problem is the usual one with conservatories – being either too...

Would be really grateful for any advice on this. So, I moved into a top floor flat in a 1960s flat-roofed block in March. The photos are of a crack in the bedroom. It runs from the window horizontally, along an external wall, then round the corner along the wall with the stairwell. From the...

Hi My house was built in 1950, it has a single story extension with a flat concrete roof. The roof does not leak but has always had condensation on the inside through the winter due to not being insulated. Whilst renovating I have removed some plaster from the ceiling and found that some of...

Hi, I'm looking at buying a small house the roof of which has been re-tiled some years ago with concrete tiles but there is no felt under the tiles. It's a storey-and-a-half house so the upstairs floor is in the roof space/rafters, and I want to insulate this roof space to use as bedroom space...