I would take a wild guess, that from your description, you have a 'plain tile' roof and it is purpose made 'hip bonnets' that you are so concerned about?
Trivial, barely noticeable leaks are often by far the most destructive! Your home should have been left sound and weatherproof after the completion of any building work. That is what you pay for, anything less is unacceptable – otherwise why bother having anything done in the first place? In the U...
A photo or two taken around the offending area would help immensely, but it sounds like a closer on site inspection is what is required. In any case, it seems by what you imply, the builder is entirely liable for all defects in any work done. I would not have thought that it was your place or respon...
A ‘Felt Support Tray’ props up a run of roofing underfelt as it passes over the upper edge of the facia board at eaves level. During the normal run of things, any storm driven rain/snow that is blown between the tiles/slates, will eventually find its way down the felt to the lower reaches at the...
The only way I can suggest is to mitre joint and butt up at every vertical stud, if that makes it too sharp a profile then perhaps it would be an idea to insert extra vertical noggings. Or fill in with vertical timbers completely in order to form a solid profile, in that case you would leave out the...
Koicarpus! I failed to mention - probably the most important detail . . . . . !! "Do not forget to make sure that the overhang of your eaves/starter course does not interfere with the opening of any windows"! Also, give the eaves a bit of a 'tilt' it makes for easier laying and gives a sha...
Vertical tiling that abuts a plain wall is usual soakered and lead flashed, on good work. However, it can be 'close mitered', bedded and pointed in if the work is to be a little less meticulous (you will probably not get a perfect seal because of the action of incessant expansion and contraction). T...
There's 'double lap' tiling; for slates and relitively small componant tiles, and 'single lap' tiling; for often larger componant interlocking tiles such as Pantiles, Double Romans, Ludlows, etc. Being as it's studwork that should makes things easier (saves plugging brickwork!). You can close up (or...
Hi Rich, I’m not sure about Wood Treatment, it isn’t my area, but I do know that if you have a permanently leaking roof it should be fixed! I also know that the timbers of a well laid roof are quite capable of lasting for many hundreds of years, without any outside help - no all singing all danc...
A 'Purlin' runs horizontally through the centre of a common raftered roof to give added strength to a relatively long span of timber, a lightweight roof may not have needed one. Your roof was probably initially laid with moderately light slates, the new roof is likely to have been re-done with somet...
Yes, thanks, your post covers things nicely but it is an area that’s rarely even fleetingly considered in the main as far as I can see - if things begin to rot in an attic it’s usually accepted as quite natural and dank airless conditions are generally taken as the norm (I’ve been guilty of it...
