How much it would be to remove one chimney stack that's not in use, install new lead flashing around shared chimney and concrete the flaunching? This installation is on a shared chimney stack. Additionally, how much would it cost to re-render where there is evidence of some cracks? Many thanks.

Hi, I'm currently having a new roof and porch put on, but am unsure about the finishing steps at the interface of the tiles and rendered wall. The roof interfaces with two timber dormer cheeks, and one masonry dormer cheek, all of which will be rendered once the roof is completed. Currently, aluminium soakers have been installed under the tiles, finishing against the wall/cheeks. My question is: 1) should a flashing now be installed on the wall/cheeks, overlapping/protecting the soakers, with the render then bought down to slightly overlap the flashing and the edge finished with a bell bead. Or 2) Should the render bead be installed directly overlapping the soaker, and not bother with the flashing? Have looked online but can't seem to find a definitive answer. I'm a bit concerned that without a flashing there's a risk of issues in the future which will then mean having to hack the render off! Thanks for any replies.

Hi. We recently got a small extension roof insulated with 100mm insulation boards and plasterboards on top. The guy doing the work said we could heighten the ceiling, by removing the collars that tied the two rafter sides together. He said that cause it was a small roof, that there’s not much weight and we don’t live in a climate that has much snow etc so that it would be fine. Job is less than 5 months old and the cracks have started appearing in the ceiling running along several lines. Just wondering were we fooled and if he knew what he was talking about or will our ceiling eventually collapse?

I have roof in my house, from my loft I can see damp coming in and from outside I can see loose tiles around chimney from both sides, is it big work to fix it? How much could that cost?

I have a semi detached house with a flat roof. We would like to convert our roof to a pitched roof with a room but our neighbours (also flat roof) aren’t in a position to do their roof. Can we turn our side into a pitched roof and their side left flat?

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

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

Hi all, Had a new flat roof installed yesterday but I noticed ponding in the end of the roof so I wonder if it is normal to be like that? Work that was done Strip of the existing flat roof covering and existing timber decking. Supply and fit new 4x2 firing timbers. Supply and fit new 18mm OSB smart ply board. Supply and fit a new 4x2 boarder around the flat roof. Supply and fit a vapour barrier. Supply and fit new 100mm Kingspan insulation boards. Supply and fit new white fascia boards. Supply and fit three layers of high performance felt Please follow to link to see the picture https://imgur.com/a/eqff6nw Many thanks G

Can I have a roof installed during the winter months or do roofers tend to take time off from working during this time due to the cold weather conditions, etc.? Thanks for your time.

I live in a semi detached Bungalow and I am planning to have a new roof. My neighbours roof is antic brown and I will be having dark grey tiles. My roofer has suggested that I have brown ridge tiles between myside and theirs, as to have dark grey ones on the ridge might cause issues with the neighbour. I don't really know what this would look like as I can't visualize things very well. Is there anywhere I could see a picture of this type of thing?