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Just noticed it was 75mm stuff I used not 10cm.

OK I have done about half of it with the flashing strip stuff, I kept it nice a warm inside and then used an electric paint removal gun on the roof to get it really soft and sticky while I pressed it down firmly, it seems to be pretty well stuck on. I used stuff that was about 10cm's wide, it...

Thanks Masona, I have just sent Laybond an email to see if the Flexacryl is suitable. I was always suspicious of the bitumin backed flashing but I recently checked some work my Father did on his house about 10-15 years ago where he had used a strip of it down the side of his roof and the...

OK well we had some water come in on Sunday night, I went up to see if I could work out where it had come from and I think it may have got in where the flashing is fixed to the wall. I can see from looking round the roof that this area has been played with before as there is a mixture of...

OK I think I will have to have a rethink, I am not sure I have time to get a hot pour bitumin to level or how much that would cost, what about the trowelable stuff I have seen? is that any good? I think I will us the Flexacryl round the edges and anywhere where I can see problems, then...

masona, The felt goes about 4 inches under the flashing. The roof pictures make it look more uneven than it is, in two places where the water pools it is only about 2 mm deep but in the other one its about 15mm. All of the houses in our block seem to have this problem, the water runs from...

OK i managed to get some photos today, i have put them on this page http://www.flying.demon.co.uk/RoofWeb/ I have added some comments and questions. I had a closer look at the flashing today and it looks as though it was stuck to the felt with some sort of mastic, however the mastic has...

masona, I cant be sure because it hasnt rained that much, the leaks were not major but they were enough to make some area stain and I could detect wetness with a damp meter. I have found a few bits on the roof where there are cracks but none of them seem to go through the 3 layers in fact they...

Sorry didnt get a photo today because it was raining, I did get all the gravel and mud of the roof and washed it down as much as I can, got hold of the first 2 cans of Fexacryl so I hope to start on in tomorrow, if its dry.

Masona, Thanks for that, I am using a wide broom so it looks as though I am on the right path :D The bit I meant though was getting rid of any remaining organic living stuff! I thought it might be worth killing any tiny bits I miss. I will try and take a photo tomorrow but the felt is has a...

OK more progress, the parapet walls and cap stones have been repaired and rebuilt where necessary. I am now thinking of biting the bullet and going for a coat of Flexacrly over the whole roof, It will cost about £500 but if it saves the roof for a couple more years it will be worth it. I...

masona, unfortunately the whole roof is flay :(

OK a progress report, I have replaced some of the parapet brickwork, there were 3 courses in one corner which were wet and where the mortar seemed to consist of wet sand! The mortar under the cap stones above them was broken up and there was no DPC in the capstone mortar bed, I understand there...

I have been up on the roof today and I cant find any obvious holes, however the parapet around the edge of the house certainly has some wet bits under the capping stones, I will get the cap stones re-bedded and any faulty mortar replaced. I spent several hours brushing the gravel from the...

masona, thanks for that info however looking at that product it does not seem to be recomended for roofing work, have you used it on top of felt roofing?

Thermo, if you can find the name of that stuff it would be great. I had a look at the Thompsons stuff and it only seems to come in 5L cans.

Thanks for the advice, I think I will leave the repointing for now. Any advice about using waterseal? is it worthwile? its an easy job with the scaffolding up !

My house was built in about 1962 and is a town house and very square in shape. We currently have some scaffolding in place as some of the windows are being fitted with Lintels which were not put into the original outer shell as it had wooded window frame which supported the bricks (I assume) the...

I have a town house with a flat roof and the 3 layer felt roof is shared with the adjoining house, it was last replaced 20 years ago. We have a few small leaks on our side but our neighbour says his does not leak at all and he is not interested in replacing his half of the roof. As our...