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  • Are clay roof tiles durable?

    Are clay roof tiles durable? What are some similar alternatives in appearance that I could also consider?

    Asked by Harry on 13th Jan 2022
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    How to identify where guttering is leaking

    There's water leaking from my guttering and it's spilling down onto the surface below. How can I quickly identify where the leak is coming from exactly? And is this a job that I can safety perform by myself?

    Asked by carole on 17th Aug 2020
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    Gap between tiles on roof

    I live mid terrace my neighbours have had a new roof. The tiles are different to ours. When the scaffolding came down there is a uneven gap from ridge to gutter. My side has nothing to keep the tiles lifting and I’m worried about rain and the wind. What can I do

    Asked by Lynn on 13th Oct 2020
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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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    Slipped slates..

    Few slates skipped on roof with foam underneath..,how should I go shout sorting this out. Shall I reattach the slates ad they flip?

    Asked by Michael on 19th May 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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    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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    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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    What should I do if a newly installed roof is leaking?

    What should I do if a newly installed roof is leaking?

    Asked by Claire Kate on 26th Jan 2022
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