roofing

A loft extension was built next door in 2013, we moved into our home in 2017 and have recently had a survey to get a log burner fitted only to find the loft extension next door is blocking our chimney which now sits half way up their wall and we will need to extend to above their roof costing...

Just had a natural stone roof, I know the stone thickness varies so there’s some gaps but some stone when pressed down lever up the ones above, is this normal cause of type of roof?

I have just installed the following two beams for my loft conversion. 5.1m 203x203x46kg on 100x150x500mm pad stones. Unfortunately these are sticking through the roof slope. I have been told by an architect these can be cut at 45 degrees halfway up the beam without compromising the structural...

I have 1940s semi where a gable end slate which is midway has slipped and some other slates on the same gable end which have become offset probably due to the highwinds we had lately. I Also had the gable end barge board replaced last year with a pvc facia. Whats the best way to fix these...

Hi, I'm wondering how I fit a tilting batten or something similar that will kick out the eaves/lowest tile on every row of a dormer cheek going up the pitched roof. If I simply screw a 50mm batten below the horizontal at the same pitch of roof then won't it obstruct the tile further up. Is...

Morning. I've stripped the rear of my roof this week and re-felted and battened it. I now have a bit of a problem with the over hang on the apex. It seems as though the apex wall has moved out as I had a 25mm gap between my tiles before. Now there all back on I don't seem to have any overhang at...

Hey everyone New to the forum. Just looking for some feedback on how fellow builders divvy up their work throughout the year. (y) I tend to do outside jobs like landscaping and roofing in nice weather, and when its chucking it down (a.k.a standard British weather!) I focus on internal jobs -...

Hi there. I've had some very helpful advice from this forum recently, but need some more if possible. Just wanted to confirm the insulation specs. The plan is currently; Floor 75mm PIR insulation laid directly on concrete with glued battens spanning front to back as a fix for scaffold...

What would be the best way to fix a piece of 4x2 to the top of a steel ridge beam? The 4x2 would be used to fix the rafters to to create a vaulted ceiling.

hi all, just wondering if anyone can help with a little roof issue a workmate has, he's had an extension that has an almost flat roof(slight pitch) which butts up against the pitched roof of the garage, currently theres a 200mm brick upstand to the rear of said flat roof, the tiles from the...

I have purchased a small terraced house. It is in a linear setout (where each room is behind another, NOT next to each other) i have proposed a plan to install a mezzanine floor above the two bedrooms. for this to happen, i will need to remove the current ceiling. however in doing this i will...

Hi All, I'm just looking for advice on pricing up replacement of our guttering, facias and downpipes. We've had one quote advising that we need 40 metres (seamless aluminium guttering) downpipes and pvc facias and we are looking at a price of £4600. it is a 3 bed detached 8x6mts with 2 bay...

Hi, I have an existing loft conversion with dormer and I'm looking to add a toilet/ ensuite to it. I need to run a soil pipe to the existing stack and the easiest way to do it is vertically out of the pitched roof. Is this possible with a rubber boot of some sort? I know the ideal would be to...

First time poster here - Hired a roofer & the attached picture was his solution to the transition on the split level. Not liking this at all it is very visible from my deck. Perhaps it is practical, but was wondering how to pretty this up ? (And yes, the gutters are next on my list !!!!!) Any...

A property I am looking at buying has had an extension put on many years ago, at the moment it is a flat roof, could anyone advise on the sort of cost I would be looking at to have this taken off and replaced with a pitched tiled roof with 2 skylights. The room size is 5.94m (19'6) x 2.74m...

Our flat roof was done about 4 years ago and we noticed a "house shaking" noise about a month ago. It happened about 2 or 3 times, but we had no idea what it was. After being away for a few days, we recently came back to notice that the corner of the flat roof had peeled and rolled back on...

Hi I'd welcome some advice in regards to the slate roof verge detail required on my new garage build. I'm clear on the setting out & fitting process for the battens & tiles it's just the detail of verge I'm a bit unclear on. Would someone be so kind as to point me in the direction of a decent...

We moved into a property 6 months ago, and shortly thereafter I noticed a lot of water coming down the facia the whole way round the house. The house is about 25 years old and had redland tiles with a lowered interlocking part (watergate?), but the interlocking part doesn't run the whole length...

Hi there, I have been a regular visitor here but have signed up as I need a bit of advice about my parents roof which was replaced three years ago. There were several leaks in the roof and two major ones which had been left far too long resulting in rotten rafters around both chimneys to the...