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It was sealed a long time ago, probably at least 10 years+ and only lived in the house for 2 years so no idea. No bottom vent fixed and radiator in front of the old fireplace opening but no issues at all on the chimney stack apart from these salts. The bricks were completely white with salts...

In 2023 I had a chimney leak where the chimney stack below the roof line was getting extremely damp to about 1/3rd of the way down the stack below the roof line. In Jan 2024 we had the chimney sorted; all new lead, chimney pots and cowl all checked, new concrete flaunching and all mortar...

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Just had a small extension roof redone, pitch of the roof is 19-20 degrees. They have only done a 70-80mm headlap on each tile instead of the recommended 100mm for the pitch. Will this cause issues and should I get them back to re-do at correct headlap? Luckily haven't paid a penny yet. Roof is...

So had the roof redone, pitch of the roof is 19-20 degrees. They have only done a 70-80mm headlap on each tile instead of the recommended 100mm for the pitch. Will this cause issues and should I get them back to re-do at correct headlap? Luckily haven't paid a penny yet. Roof is 3.5m long and 3m...

Ah ok, so best to stick with original like a Marley modern etc?

Oh really? Haven't heard of any issues with TLE, is this word of mouth or known issues?

Sorry should have mentioned, west Yorkshire so a bit cheaper than London

How much would be reasonable for a roofer to charge for a 11m2 small roof? No scaffolding required, rip off tiles, battons and membrane and re-lay it all with new Marley tiles, no skip. Got a few quotes and intrigued to see what people think.

This is all great, thank you!

Looking to get a single storey kitchen extension re-roofed as reaching end of life. Roof pitch is 19 degrees and Marley state the modern or edgemire tile can go down to 17.5 degrees with 100mm headlap but is it wise to do it or am I better off with reclaimed welsh slate? Only issue with slate is...

Not much then . What other issues have you spotted out of curiosity? Also, what do you mean by "The top soaker should run under the back gutter return "wing".

Good point, will get him to check this for sure. I'm hoping they wouldn't be daft enough to not mortar the lead underneath!

I've had a look as I don't really have a clue what I'm looking at can you explain what has gone wrong so I know for when the roofer comes?

Noticed that this top slate does not have a step flashing under neath and uses the one from the slate under, would this be enough to cause a leak in heavy rain or not really?