Hi,
I have roof leak recently and received useful help from quite a few members in this forum. Thanks again. (//www.diynot.com/forums/roofing-guttering/roof-leak.383334/)
After telling the roofer his installation of soakers hasn't stopped the leak, he came back and removed more roof tiles to investigate.
Basically, he said the Main roof pitch is about 16 degree and the Redland Stonewolt tiles used have a minimum pitch requirement of 17.5 degree. In addition, the head-lap is 2.5 inches instead of 4 inches for the 17.5 degree roof pitch. He said the leak might have been there for a long time and the felt only failed recently (It's a 14 year old terraced house)
He said he will phone Redland and see what could be done and think about something.
Could you please advise what are the possible remedies? Would paint the roof with acrylic roof coating help? Since it is a terraced house, it is unlikely I could just change the roof pitch of my house. I might ask my neighbours if they have any problems with their as well.
Also, it looks like the original developer did not install the roof properly and NHBC inspector obviously didn't pick this up. But the NHBC warranty has expired 4 years ago. Is there anything I could do?
Thanks again for your help.
Phil
I have roof leak recently and received useful help from quite a few members in this forum. Thanks again. (//www.diynot.com/forums/roofing-guttering/roof-leak.383334/)
After telling the roofer his installation of soakers hasn't stopped the leak, he came back and removed more roof tiles to investigate.
Basically, he said the Main roof pitch is about 16 degree and the Redland Stonewolt tiles used have a minimum pitch requirement of 17.5 degree. In addition, the head-lap is 2.5 inches instead of 4 inches for the 17.5 degree roof pitch. He said the leak might have been there for a long time and the felt only failed recently (It's a 14 year old terraced house)
He said he will phone Redland and see what could be done and think about something.
Could you please advise what are the possible remedies? Would paint the roof with acrylic roof coating help? Since it is a terraced house, it is unlikely I could just change the roof pitch of my house. I might ask my neighbours if they have any problems with their as well.
Also, it looks like the original developer did not install the roof properly and NHBC inspector obviously didn't pick this up. But the NHBC warranty has expired 4 years ago. Is there anything I could do?
Thanks again for your help.
Phil