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  • Fibreglass divider

    My neighbour has a new roof, they have not said how they were joining the 2 roofs, or asked any permission to move our tiles, when I looked up and asked why they had a divider installed wonky / top bowing towards our roof, if I could add a pic I could show you, they argued my roof tiles aren't straight, but before they removed them roof was fine, it will be the only roof I have seen without a straight line down, can they do this?

    Asked by Nicky on 20th Jul 2021
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    new roof approx cost

    what would be the cost of replacing a pitched roof with new smooth marley tiles, re-battening, 2 gable ends front and back to be mortared (upside down 'v' roof). house floor area 8m x 10m . quick answers appreciated, as i feel like i'm about to be ripped off...

    Asked by Nooreen on 20th Mar 2023
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    Hot laid asphalt

    I've got a largish terrace which has an asphalt roof, asphalt type boiled up from blocks in tar boiler. Presently part covered in GRP tiles. Tiles and asphalt have moved with heat and it looks very untidy. Terrace is laid over solid beam and block first floor so area needds to be water tight. Can tiles be removed and asphalt replced or is it better to remove both and relay with something else.

    Asked by Chris on 22nd Sep 2021
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    Internal walls wet and showing signs of damp

    Internal wall in bedroom sometimes feels wet - especially after winter months/heavy spells of rain. There is some staining at the top of the walls and also some areas of damp/mould in adjacent cupboard. Old chimney breast runs up same wall so suspect it is related to this. Unsure whether I need a roofer or bricklayer or even if it's related to guttering/flashing. Thankfully, it is the only room in the house which has any damp/mould but would like to get it resolved. Any hints or troubleshooting tips appreciated.

    Asked by Edward on 20th Mar 2020
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    Neighbours roof comes onto ours, can we take it back to the property line?

    Hi hoping to get some advice. We had a leak from our (100% flat) roof recently. It looks like next door have come 500mm or more across onto our roof when they had theirs redone & it’s very obvious this is where the leak came from. Not interested in causing trouble with them but we are having our roof redone in a few months time & I want to be sure that when we take our roof back to the property line that we won't be liable for anything. Common sense says it's our property, but knowing how ridiculous the law can be sometimes, I'm also thinking our neighbours could sue us for damage or something if we touch "their" roof at all. I do have photos, not sure how to post them. Only other thing to note is that the neighbours have fibreglass, we have felt. Will be replacing with felt "warm roof". Apparently fibreglass & felt don't bond well but it is a terraced property & we have felt on one side of us & fibreglass on the other so there's not much we can do about it. Thanks

    Asked by Fiona on 24th Mar 2023
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    Capping a chimney

    Do you need to put scaffolding up to cap a chimney on a terrace house?

    Asked by Ian on 17th Jan 2022
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    Roof damage semi detached

    Our semi detached neighbour had a leak in bathroom which adjoins our landing wall. Roofers came recommended by letting agents and fixed their side and we asked to inspect ours whilst up there and said ours was fine. A couple of days after they finished, we found that this landing wall had damp patches (just been newly decorated) and now it is lifting the lining paper off the wall and a fine crack has now appeared. We have reported to letting agents and roofer (roofer has not responded to countless emails and voice messages). Where do we stand as we now have to get this big damp patch fixed and roof repaired before it gets worse

    Asked by Jean on 13th Apr 2023
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    Roof mastic/sealant

    A roofer came and fixed a leak in our roof. Afterwards the roof was still leaking. He came back out and re-tiled a section. We were out at the time and when we got back he had covered the roof with a sticky, black paint/tar like sealant. Any idea if this is standard practise or is it a sign of a botched job and something we should be concerned about? Thanks for any helo

    Asked by Pete on 6th Aug 2024
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    Suspect Planning Department

    A friend lives in a semi and the next door has been sold. Building work started with the concrete roof tiles being replaced with slates At the time Planning permission had not been granted The join between the different roofs has been covered with ridge tiles which are not placed accurately over the join. In other words the top tile is fully on my friends roof and the bottom tile fully on the other partys roof. The planning dept were told but they have given planning permission for the change. As the new house owner spent money buying slates which might not have got planning permission I suspect he has a friend of influence

    Asked by Colin on 19th Jun 2023
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    Cost of a new bungalow roof

    I was wondering is a new roof priced per square m or just each individual job ? I’m wanting a price for a new roof on my bungalow and a rough idea would give me a starting point with the quotes TIA

    Asked by Nickie on 13th Sep 2022
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