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I'd be v grateful if someone could give me some guidance here. We've got a leak that I really am struggling to trace despite having easy access to the roof and a hand hosepipe.
Basically it started as a leak onto a soffit which then directed the water back inside the house above a window. I've removed the soffit and directed the drips externally. It looks like this leak might have existed for a long time due to the end of the rafter not in a great state where I think the water was dripping on to it. I only really noticed the problem when I replaced the previous soffit that had holes in it which presumably allowed the water to run outside.
I found a few places already that if I direct the hose onto it causes the leak and I am conscious of not overly directing the spray upwards since that wouldn't normally happen with rain?
Anyway I've got some pics. Some of the leaks I found seemed to be where the tiles left a larger gap between adjacent tiles of the same row. I circuled an example in green and you can see where I filled another.
I really don't know what to do but doubt I could afford a new roof.
Any advice gratfully received
Pic follow.
General area: http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_overview.jpg
Above window general
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_abovewindow.jpg
Above window detail where drip can be seen coming from a piece of "flexible metal" of some kind
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_detail.jpg
Small roof above window
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_roof.jpg
Much larger roof to the left
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_roofOnLeft.jpg
I'd be v grateful if someone could give me some guidance here. We've got a leak that I really am struggling to trace despite having easy access to the roof and a hand hosepipe.
Basically it started as a leak onto a soffit which then directed the water back inside the house above a window. I've removed the soffit and directed the drips externally. It looks like this leak might have existed for a long time due to the end of the rafter not in a great state where I think the water was dripping on to it. I only really noticed the problem when I replaced the previous soffit that had holes in it which presumably allowed the water to run outside.
I found a few places already that if I direct the hose onto it causes the leak and I am conscious of not overly directing the spray upwards since that wouldn't normally happen with rain?
Anyway I've got some pics. Some of the leaks I found seemed to be where the tiles left a larger gap between adjacent tiles of the same row. I circuled an example in green and you can see where I filled another.
I really don't know what to do but doubt I could afford a new roof.
Any advice gratfully received
Pic follow.
General area: http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_overview.jpg
Above window general
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_abovewindow.jpg
Above window detail where drip can be seen coming from a piece of "flexible metal" of some kind
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_detail.jpg
Small roof above window
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_roof.jpg
Much larger roof to the left
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/flutterbye29/roofleak_roofOnLeft.jpg