Hi all,
I'm hoping someone/people on here can help to give me a steer. We've recently had some work done to renew an old flat (felt) roof on a kitchen extension. We opted for a roofer who uses rubber (EPDM) roof: he was neither the most expensive, nor the cheapest quote, and has good reviews on checkatrade.
We have no experience with rubber roofing, so have no basis for comparison; however, we feel that the workmanship and finish aren't up to the standard we'd expect. Does anyone have experience with (or ideally training on) EPDM roofing who could offer an opinion?
There's a lot online about bad installations of rubber roofing from unskilled roofers, and notes on how it can lift if not correctly sealed around the edges.
Our main concerns are:
- Join onto adjacent felt roof (neighbour) looks visually poor.
- Old (rotten) fascia board is clearly visible from underneath.
- Tacs are visible on bottom edge, rubber is just dangled down into the gutter, and this edge doesn't seem to be sealed?
- Finish down to adjacent corrugated plastic roof is poor, with no apparent seal.
- We'd have expected the board between the old fascia and the plastic roof to be removed (this board was pre-existing), and the whole fascia replaced on that side. (we may need to add some flashing tape etc to the plastic roof, however this is just a lean-to style construction, and doesn't form part of the fabric of the house: any work on the lean-to roof would have been additional, or we'd have done ourselves).
- The fascia that has been added on the side isn't how I would expect it to look, covering the full height of the roof: would you not normally have roof coming down over the top of the fascia?
- Pooling water, despite them increasing the slope and renewing the board underneath the rubber.
- Ladder marks on guttering (minor, but unprofessional).
We'll be looking to sell the property within the next 18 months, and can't help but think the whole thing looks like we've just done it ourselves, badly?
I'd welcome any help or opinions anyone has to offer.
Also, apologies for the bad pictures: my phone camera isn't the best.
Thanks in advance,
Pete
Join to Plastic Roof
Join to Plastic Roof
Join to Flashing
Minor Pooling on top
View from Above
Join to Felt
Join to Felt
Edge Fascia
Edge Fascia
Join to Plastic (left pre-existing board)
Join to Plastic (left pre-existing board)
Old Fascia
Old Fascia
Join to Felt
Folded Corner
Tacs at Bottom Edge
Tacs at Bottom Edge
Tacs at Bottom Edge
Rubber in Gutter
I'm hoping someone/people on here can help to give me a steer. We've recently had some work done to renew an old flat (felt) roof on a kitchen extension. We opted for a roofer who uses rubber (EPDM) roof: he was neither the most expensive, nor the cheapest quote, and has good reviews on checkatrade.
We have no experience with rubber roofing, so have no basis for comparison; however, we feel that the workmanship and finish aren't up to the standard we'd expect. Does anyone have experience with (or ideally training on) EPDM roofing who could offer an opinion?
There's a lot online about bad installations of rubber roofing from unskilled roofers, and notes on how it can lift if not correctly sealed around the edges.
Our main concerns are:
- Join onto adjacent felt roof (neighbour) looks visually poor.
- Old (rotten) fascia board is clearly visible from underneath.
- Tacs are visible on bottom edge, rubber is just dangled down into the gutter, and this edge doesn't seem to be sealed?
- Finish down to adjacent corrugated plastic roof is poor, with no apparent seal.
- We'd have expected the board between the old fascia and the plastic roof to be removed (this board was pre-existing), and the whole fascia replaced on that side. (we may need to add some flashing tape etc to the plastic roof, however this is just a lean-to style construction, and doesn't form part of the fabric of the house: any work on the lean-to roof would have been additional, or we'd have done ourselves).
- The fascia that has been added on the side isn't how I would expect it to look, covering the full height of the roof: would you not normally have roof coming down over the top of the fascia?
- Pooling water, despite them increasing the slope and renewing the board underneath the rubber.
- Ladder marks on guttering (minor, but unprofessional).
We'll be looking to sell the property within the next 18 months, and can't help but think the whole thing looks like we've just done it ourselves, badly?
I'd welcome any help or opinions anyone has to offer.
Also, apologies for the bad pictures: my phone camera isn't the best.
Thanks in advance,
Pete
Join to Plastic Roof
Join to Plastic Roof
Join to Flashing
Minor Pooling on top
View from Above
Join to Felt
Join to Felt
Edge Fascia
Edge Fascia
Join to Plastic (left pre-existing board)
Join to Plastic (left pre-existing board)
Old Fascia
Old Fascia
Join to Felt
Folded Corner
Tacs at Bottom Edge
Tacs at Bottom Edge
Tacs at Bottom Edge
Rubber in Gutter
