We needed some inside work as it woz raining.Why have you plastered before putting the roof on?
We needed some inside work as it woz raining.Why have you plastered before putting the roof on?
Seen as its coming away from the wall so much you can slide something slim down the gap to see if there are any fixing in to the wall, which maybe missing! or being pulled out.
You would be better posting in windows and doors for a better advice.
Yes that's what you should do. All it is from your perspective is routine maintenance. Just make it a neat job that does not stand out. Seal any visible gap, then clean the adjacent frame so that the new mastic does not stand out either.
Don't worry about the buyer, you are not misleading them. It's the buyers responsibility to carry out sufficient checks, and you can answer all the standard conveyance questions honestly too.
The OP is moving in the new year. Messing about with might be's and could do's is not going to help one bit, and once they have done all this investigation and then know the problem cause then they have a duty to declare it or fix it.I personally wouldn't be filling any gaps until I was sure what was happening. Ideally you need a site visit by someone in the trade. Does the roof have any tie bars?
As per my previous post, there could be several reasons for that gap. If you take the strip off, you'll see fixings or none, but frame fixings are designed to stop sideways movement not pull out movement.Be interested to get your opinion on the potential of missing fixings.
In terms of sealing the gap, the frame fitted to the wall is probably about 3cm wide. Do I need to fill that in, or just cover up the sides so you can't see the actual gap!?
As per my previous post, there could be several reasons for that gap. If you take the strip off, you'll see fixings or none, but frame fixings are designed to stop sideways movement not pull out movement.
Use frame silicone to seal gaps up to about 5mm and move or add new cover strips or quadrant bead for bigger gaps.
Scrape off any residue if you move strips, and clean with jiff or car polish to remove signs of the strips being moved.
smiler1357, good evening.
Good old post that??
Looks as if your roof, more especially the ridge, has moved away from the wall of the house?
If you look at the gap at the ridge, compares with the gap at the eaves, there appears [from the images posted] the eaves are still close to the wall but there is an increasing gap as you get nearer the ridge.
Can I ask? what is the state of the mastic [and any gaps] externally and internally down both sides of the structure?
If the problem is confined to the roof and the sides are stable, simply move the existing beading, or remove the existing beading and glue on a new cover bead / plate.
Ken.
PS you may get shouted at for resurrecting an old post?? by the MODS?
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