Fitters stepped on roof, now leaking

Erstwhile

Window fitters have stood on the low roof over the front of the house, disturbing several tiles in the process. Whilst no tiles have been cracked or broken, there are a couple of places where several tiles noticably sag and do not fit together snugly anymore. This has let in a small amount of water, which has dripped down an inside wall causing discolouration.

The damage occured early last week, but we have had a lot of rain since - should I be expecting a lot of damage? And what might need fixing?

masona · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:35 pm Post Subject:

Best to have a word with the window fitters to put it right.

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noseall · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:19 pm Post Subject:

i guess it would be a good time to get some decent underslaters felt fitted then eh?

Erstwhile · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:24 pm Post Subject:

masona wrote:

Best to have a word with the window fitters to put it right.

Ideally yes, this is exactly what I'd do. But they've caused this damage whilst repairing some damage they did when they originally installed the new window. I'd rather get them off my property for good and fix this myself in all honesty.

I had a look up close this morning and there doesn't appear to be any serious damage. Just a couple of spots (about 2ft square each) where weight has been put against the tiles and caused something beneath to break or sag. The rest of the roof is absolutely fine - still straight and level with no signs of damage or sagging.

Any ideas what I might need to fix? I'm thinking (hoping!) all I'll need to do is lift the few tiles in the affected areas and then shore them up somehow. But I've absolutely no experience with this sort of thing, so I'm clutching at straws here...

joe-90 · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:36 pm Post Subject:

Tiles are fitted on wooden battens that keep them straight. If one is broken it will sag. Simply remove the tiles using wedges so you can unhook them and replace the timber battens.

It's not a big job.

Do a Google and you'll find a diagram.

joe

noseall · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:46 pm Post Subject:

if the weight of the roofers footfall has damaged the roofing battens, then im guessing the lathes are quite thin and the roof quite old. yes it will be easy to repair and invisible, but the roof sounds quite vulnerable to me.

Erstwhile · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:13 pm Post Subject:

noseall wrote:

if the weight of the roofers footfall has damaged the roofing battens, then im guessing the lathes are quite thin and the roof quite old. yes it will be easy to repair and invisible, but the roof sounds quite vulnerable to me.

Well, the house is only about 15 years old so I hope not! At least it sounds like it shouldn't be too difficult a job at least (although I've not found any diagrams yet).

Nige F · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:45 am Post Subject:

Erstwhile wrote:

noseall wrote:

if the weight of the roofers footfall has damaged the roofing battens, then im guessing the lathes are quite thin and the roof quite old. yes it will be easy to repair and invisible, but the roof sounds quite vulnerable to me.

Well, the house is only about 15 years old so I hope not! At least it sounds like it shouldn't be too difficult a job at least (although I've not found any diagrams yet).

Must`ve been a knot in the batten, just there