My semi-detached neighbour has just about completed a bedroom dormer conversion in their loft space. At the same time they have replaced the natural slate roof with man-made ones instead so it appears that a (butt-ugly) bonding gutter was needed to be fitted down the centre line of our roof.
The consequence of this is that they have lifted our tiling to be able to place the bonding gutter underneath and left plenty of exposed gaps. There is evidence of new nailing in the battens seen within my loft, but the tiles are not flush with the battening. Visually the tiles appear lifted up along their sides due to this while of course the neighbours are neatly flush and have a weatherproof membrane fitted. So I'm feeling they have had some of their improvements at my expense lol.
It's blowing a gale at this time of year through these newly-created gaps, although my roof does not have under felt fitted so would have had some air blowing in from a few gaps elsewhere I guess, but not as severe as it is now. I'm equally concerned that rain water will be passing into the loft space as it runs down the bonding gutter too.
Attached are a couple of pics from inside the loft to illustrate the situ a little better.
I appreciate if you cut down the centre of a roof there is going to be some form of gap between roof and existing rafter from the battening BUT is it deemed my responsibility to contract a roofer to make good and improve the situation? The gaps are all the way up to the chimney at the front of the house, the rear roof section where the dormer has been constructed should be okay because this side is using the original tiles.
I've already had a word several times (before work started as a matter of courtesy) and again after about the fitting of new soffit, facia & guttering which has gone past the party line, leaving my guttering dangling in mid-air. I seem to be ignored about it so far and do not want to make any further complaint unless I have reasonable grounds regarding the roof finish. I'm anxious not to appear to be a problem neighbour but at the same time do not wish to be left with problems in the future for me to have to deal with if I didn't create them.
Cheers
The consequence of this is that they have lifted our tiling to be able to place the bonding gutter underneath and left plenty of exposed gaps. There is evidence of new nailing in the battens seen within my loft, but the tiles are not flush with the battening. Visually the tiles appear lifted up along their sides due to this while of course the neighbours are neatly flush and have a weatherproof membrane fitted. So I'm feeling they have had some of their improvements at my expense lol.
It's blowing a gale at this time of year through these newly-created gaps, although my roof does not have under felt fitted so would have had some air blowing in from a few gaps elsewhere I guess, but not as severe as it is now. I'm equally concerned that rain water will be passing into the loft space as it runs down the bonding gutter too.
Attached are a couple of pics from inside the loft to illustrate the situ a little better.
I appreciate if you cut down the centre of a roof there is going to be some form of gap between roof and existing rafter from the battening BUT is it deemed my responsibility to contract a roofer to make good and improve the situation? The gaps are all the way up to the chimney at the front of the house, the rear roof section where the dormer has been constructed should be okay because this side is using the original tiles.
I've already had a word several times (before work started as a matter of courtesy) and again after about the fitting of new soffit, facia & guttering which has gone past the party line, leaving my guttering dangling in mid-air. I seem to be ignored about it so far and do not want to make any further complaint unless I have reasonable grounds regarding the roof finish. I'm anxious not to appear to be a problem neighbour but at the same time do not wish to be left with problems in the future for me to have to deal with if I didn't create them.
Cheers
