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I am petrified of heights but my wife doesn't mind having a go & the fascia boards needed a painting.
The only way on to the extension roof is either from the side with a ladder (& ours isn't long enough) or out of the back bedroom window.
So as she's stepping out she feels a couple of tiles loose (they are tiles too, not slate) & moving under her feet so she gave up as she didn't want to cause any damage.
I had a feel out of the window with just my hand & the tiles to the left & right of these two are fairly solid. It's just the immediate ones you end up stepping out on to - they move.
Also the lead flashing that is on that roof which comes up against the house - this moves also. Having never touched flashing before, should it be moving freely? I don't mean it blows in the wind kind of thing but it moves quite easy by hand, though there's no leaks below.
The only way on to the extension roof is either from the side with a ladder (& ours isn't long enough) or out of the back bedroom window.
So as she's stepping out she feels a couple of tiles loose (they are tiles too, not slate) & moving under her feet so she gave up as she didn't want to cause any damage.
I had a feel out of the window with just my hand & the tiles to the left & right of these two are fairly solid. It's just the immediate ones you end up stepping out on to - they move.
Also the lead flashing that is on that roof which comes up against the house - this moves also. Having never touched flashing before, should it be moving freely? I don't mean it blows in the wind kind of thing but it moves quite easy by hand, though there's no leaks below.