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Thankyou everyone, this has been most helpful. We've decided to go down the road of maintaining the existing roof, we'll gather a variety of quotes.

Wow, this is great info - thanks again. Had another roofer come round and he said the Welsh slate would last a lifetime and we should just fix the leak, spot repair where necessary and look into the condition of the timber (I presume at the eaves but I wasn't in). He's going to pop a quote...

Thanks for the replies. I'll answer what I can. - We were looking at re-roofing as the roofing company told us the roof is 'at the end of its useful life' - We called them in originally as there was a leak coming through one of the window frames in a bedroom at the rear - 3 chimney stacks, only...

Apologies if these are absolutely no use whatsoever, but here are some ground level shots from front, back and side (I have none of the roof itself). Thanks for taking the time to look!

Ah sorry, that info would have helped, the quote doesn't actually have sizing on it. The house footprint is around 90m2. It's a hip and valley roof. There's a pitched roof kitchen extension at the back and a front dormer with flat roof as noted in the quote.

Hi - I was hoping you guys could give me the benefit of your experience on a quote I received for a re-roof on my 1900s 4 bed semi-detached property. It's more than I was hoping to spend by a considerable margin... we're getting more quotes in but what do you think overall? I was thinking...

Thanks all, this is encouraging and gives me an idea of how to tackle the issue. Short term I was thinking just to pop down every so often and take a level on the supporting timber to make sure it's still exactly perpendicular. Long term I'll look to brace it as suggested. Much appreciated!

Thanks for the replies. It doesn't show too well in the photo but the red section on the wall is recessed so it does look like the large beam did sit on there and distribute its load to the wall. The newer vertical timber is sitting on top of a block that is resting on the dirt floor of the...

Hi, looking for some advice re a structural issue I noticed while down in my solum. One of the large underfloor beams that spans my dining room (~1900 semi detached stone block house) appears to have been cut and supported by a piece of timber that runs at right angle down to the solum floor...