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Thanks for replying. He is now going to build a fall in, the rubber roof will be guaranteed for 25 yrs, our roofer is taking the hit on the cost so I think we will be going with this option and hoping it all works out. Thanks again for everyone's advice.

Our first concern was the timbers not matching up but now it's the least of our woes! The felt underneath is in longer sections, the smaller sections were added on when it starting to leak. They are coming back tomorrow to build in a slope and re-felt the roof. Is there any point in them...

Roof is dead flat. I don't know how many layers of felt were used. I don't know of grp fibreglass, is this used often and is it expensive? I'm not sure how easy it would be to find a roofer who would take on a botch job.

I've uploaded some images http://www.diynot.com/network/withnail1969/albums/

Thanks. He is actually a roofer. He's done bits for us before and always been fine. Will sort some pics later tomorrow. Cheers

We've had a lean to garage constructed. It has a polycarb roof running into a wooden valley gutter. It's quite long (6-7 metres) and runs around next doors chimney breasts. The valley is flat I would have expected it to slope to help the water run off. The main problem is that it leaks. The...

thanks memor maplin, i'm needing positivity right now! got the surveyor in the morning and feeling anxious about it . thanks again

If that's all it is I'm throwing a party. Is that a reasonable explanation? I wish I understood it all more. Will have to get expert opinion for peace of mind i guess.

Hi guys Builder came out, thinks the roof isn't the problem. He'd checked with suppliers re the weight and the pantiles are slightly lighter. The timbers were strong and he could see no issues there at all. A lot of the cracks are in line with the new fascias and soffits so he thought it...

No.... didn't know it could work like that. One of the cracks has got longer today, would that still be happening months later? I've just found our roof survey from a year ago saying the timbers were in good condition considering they're 70 yrs old. Glad we've got that as proof if anything...

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/withnail1969/cracks004.jpg http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/withnail1969/cracks002.jpg http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/withnail1969/cracks003.jpg http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/withnail1969/cracks001.jpg sorry the photos...

it's just a roof space, not even used for storage. don't think there was any cutting etc as it was surveyed when bought last year. cheers

doh. you can tell i'm new to this........ sorry. be back later :oops:

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/withnail1969/ebay2005.jpg This is the first one I noticed above the bay window. It starts above the picture rail and goes diagnally through the curve upto the ceiling. I'll try and get more pictures. In the other rooms there's a vertical crack that...

Thanks Roofer that's very interesting. The cracks have appeared a month or two after the roofer left though. Can you think of any other explanation? I guess a builder getting in the loft space and looking at the timbers will be worthwhile. Really appreciate your input.