2 Months ago I moved into a 100 year old terrace, within 2 weeks we had those dreadful storms. I noticed I had water trickling down the wall coming from the ceiling! I have had about 5 roofing contractors out all telling me different things, one said it was the fire break wall and another said it was the felt that may have a tear. The roof itself is about 10 years old. Any advice?
At my wits end
- Thread starter Bo bo
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Were they Roofers or itinerant ladder gangs 
If the firebreak wall goes out through the roof it may have a stepped flashing along it that`s one place for ingress..my crystal ball`s fogging over now. ...NO there`s one other go in the roof and look @ the felt
If the firebreak wall goes out through the roof it may have a stepped flashing along it that`s one place for ingress..my crystal ball`s fogging over now. ...NO there`s one other go in the roof and look @ the feltYou may have a real problem, or you may have a problem only when there's torrential rain and the wind blows in a certain direction. Very occasionally we get a bit of water in, but 4 times in 20 years I don't think is worth worrying about.
I has a headache of finding out with one of my customer roofing and found when a strong wind blows in a certain direction, it lifted the lead flashing up to push the rain underneath it, so I have change the lead to a difference grade which made it heavier and since then not has any problem so far.oilman said:
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