Roof of terraced house. Who is responsible?

[rgl-1980]

I’m currently selling my house and have already moved out. Yesterday I got a vague email from estate agents saying neighbour had been in contact about ridge tiles. I assumed some tiles had blown off my roof in the wind so went over today to have a look.

I’ve attached a photo. My property is right of the photo, my neighbour’s is left. The tiles have blown off my neighbour’s side of the roof. Unfortunately they weren’t at home and I don’t have a phone number for them, so couldn’t discuss.

Is this their responsibility or both of ours? I’m happy to discuss things with them but I’d like to know where I stand so I don’t get rail roaded into paying for repairs.

 

[foxhole]

Their ridge , their problem.

 

[footprints]

Their ridge , their problem.

 

[Notch7]

from estate agents saying neighbour had been in contact about ridge tiles

I presume you will be going round to fix their aerial too

 

[rgl-1980]

I presume you will be going round to fix their aerial too

Ha ha

Problem now is that they’ve notified me and estate agents of a potential problem and if the tiles on my side get blown off the day after exchange, I’m not going to be able to claim ignorance. They’re probably the type to tell new owners all about it too

 

[^woody^]

Perhaps they were telling you that yours may well be loose too?

 

[footprints]

Tell your estate agent there is no sign of damage your side end of!
Estate agents are not going to grass you up to loose a sale and you have photos to prove when theirs was damaged yours looked fine.

 

[bobasd]

you dont seem to have any ridge tiles left on your side of theridge
- except for a remnant maybe on the fa right ofthe ridge?

why not go round the back of the house an have a look for tiledebris?

thers a few more items wrong in your photo if your intrested?

 

[KenGMac]

As bobasd above.

If you enlarge the posted image, in effect Zoom in and look at the second ridge tile on the right, it does not appear to be there?? or is smeared with mortar?

The extreme right hand ridge tile appears loose?

OK not the end of the world, the purchaser should have a house buyers survey? OK these Surveyors vary wildly in their ability to see real defects??

As for your Estate Agent, get on to them and politely advise them that they are working for you and your fee to them?? at the same time ask them to precisely tell you how they were informed of the roof issue?

If the damage has occurred during last nights storm? that can be an insurance claim, but the excess could be more than a local roofer undertaking a repair?

As for cost of repairs? two roofers 4 hrs @ £ 25 / each + materials certainly no more than £ 100??

Ken.

 

[bobasd]

are you nuts - 2 roofers an mats for £100 no waywont work.
astorm damaged ridge like that will be a whole ridge over both houses repair an replacement.
could be £400 - £500 laboor plus mats.

 

[Alastairreid]

1 ridge tile extreme right rebed..thats it.

 

[KenGMac]

Bobasd.

Try the maths again?

4 @ £ 25 X 2 =??

+ £ 100 material

Any more is a rip off

And it is only one side NOT both sides the O/P only owns one half of the roof?

 

[mattylad]

Did the Op also get an email about having the gutters cleaned?
They need it

 

[bobasd]

no mate. your diggin yourself a hole.

you claim to be some kind of surveyor so you should know how to post a quotation so its understandable at first glance.

what exactly were you pricing up?

when your doin your surveyerin why not use "hr" or "hour" for hourly rates.

if you dont now why i estimated doin the whole missing(on my screen) an exposed to weather ridge line in one go you dont now much about the buildin trade.

did you do paid work or was it some kind of voluntary stuff?

"look at the second ridge tile on the right, it does not appear to be there"
as in not all ther?

 

[Alastairreid]

The ridge tiles on the r/h side property are all present barring the one at the verge which needs re bedded.
An hour's work.