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Outcome: I swapped the flashings for EDW type. I think I've got to believe Velux over my builder.

Thanks for the response, and I understand it's a backup to the tiles. Still, after more rain it leaks in about 10 places and I can see daylight in about five places now through small tears, perhaps due to being blown about a bit since last time. As a system I don't really understand how good...

We have a 16 degree pitch roof on a new extension. The roofer has so far installed Jewson breather membrane and battens. Concrete tiles to be fitted later. One visible small hole is visible in the membrane. In addition during rain over the long weekend, three or four spots have let water...

Having said on the phone that he'd do a breakdown, he now says in an e-mail that he wants to meet for a chat about the rest of the works. And I still don't know how much the soakaway was worth on the original quote as he won't tell me. As a result I still don't know exactly how much I am...

The drawing was done by our architect who specified the 1.4m foundation. The engineer was brought in at suggestion of the builder but I understood the builder was acting as main contractor and sub-contracting. Instead it seems he wants me to pay the engineer direct. So I guess I've taken...

We are six weeks into the build of our 3.5m extension on our semi-detached in south London. (3.5m out x 8.7 m wide) Building control spotted a weeping willow 21.5m from rear of extension and insisted that 1.4m specified foundations were not adequate and we needed 1.8m. (On checking NHBC...

I've bought EDZ flashings to be used with Velux windows as instructed by my builder, roof to be fitted with Marley Mendip tiles. The roof has a pitch just over 16 degrees, and I now see that EDZ is intended for 20 degrees plus, whilst EDW is for 15 degrees plus. The builder is insistent...