guttering/fascia repair...

[matt86]

Hi All,

Im helping out a friend on a property he's just purchased. Our fisrt problem is resolving a leak in the kitchen.

I have attached 2 photo's here.

Photo 1 of the roof shows a previos repair - anybody know what type of reoair this is and if as a precaution i can just re seal?

Second photo Shows the damaged fascia. This is directley behind where the leak is and as the gutters arn't great and in need of attention were 99% sure this is where the leak is coming from. Is it just a case of making good the gutters, removing damaged fascias and replacing with new? are plastic fascias better/easier to use than wooden?

Any advice is apprecited.

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[dann09]

1. Your pics wont expand, so its difficult (for me) to see the detail.

2. Sort the pics out please, and post some more showing a larger area of the roof.

3. Plastic fascia is commonly used nowadays. Remove the old fascia.

4. Remove the old guttering, and hopper head, and RWP and replace with black plastic rainwater goods.

 

[Burnerman]

Looks like the HH is collecting from a wash hand basin somewhere.....love the colour!
When the old facia comes off, expect some rot at the end of the rafters and you'll probably see where the water has been coming in.
John

 

[catlad]

I can't see much from those pictures but the flashing is not correct.

 

[matt86]

Hi thanks for the replys so far, I have tried to add bigger pics in and i just can't get it to work - aplogies for that, im just following how it says to add on the site and thats all thats heppening.

Anyway, back to my orig post, from the (poor quaility) photo the patch repair to the roof seems ok - to ensure it lasts a little longer would painting it with roof/waterproof paint/sealer be a good idea?

Secondly, is replacing the fascias as easy as just removing the gutters, re fitting the boards and then the guttering? or is there more to this?

If its going to more tecnical than this i'd ask my friend to call in a roofing/guttering firm, but funds are really tight and for the time being we would like to do what we can ourselves.

There are tenant moving in Monday and ive been asked to ensure its all ready for them.

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[dann09]

From the information you've provided on this thread, and from your previous post on ladder work, i get the idea that you could be at risk at height.

Being willing is not enough, roof work requires experience because its unforgiving.

For whatever my two cents is worth, perhaps you should get a builder or roofer in to do the job.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

The photos must be very low res and are small to start with, which is why they won't expand.

 

[shane12345]

Fascia is knackered, easy enough but depends how poorly the rafter feet are, which is where u will be fixing.
The whole roof looks had it.