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ok thanks I don’t ‘think’ it’s leaking from above the Velux as I poured a bucket of water over it the other day to check and it didn’t leak

I had a look ad per your suggestion and it seems that the flashing is installed correctly so I don’t ‘think’ that is the issue

Thank you could you let me know in what way this hasn’t been done on my window?

thanks for the reply could you tell me more about how you feel the skylights have been poorly fitted along with how the roof is poor/design? so I can understand as it’s not my area cheers

thank you is there a way to check without having to take tiles off?

thank you

Thank you If I was able to figure out the cause of the leak and remedy that, would I also need to replace the existing membrane if that had failed? Or would it be ok to leave it as is if the leak was fixed?

Ok I understand what you mean thank you

Thanks yes, plan on priming it first and making sure the flashband covers the join between the felt and the lead (and past the join in both directions)

that was another thought I had I assume the membrane is the second layer of defence? That water is not supposed to get to the membrane but if it does it should still protect it? So if the membrane has failed i need to resolve the fail in the membrane but also still find the original source of...

thank you yeah ok, if it helps me narrow down where the problem is that will still be a help although on the Bostik website it states the life expectancy of their flashband product is 15 years?

thank you I might give that a go he’s out of the country unfortunately. He said he’ll come have a look when he’s back in September but I don’t really want it getting worse it there’s anything I can do in the mean time yeah, I can’t see any issue with the vent on the Velux. There’s doesn’t...

Thanks for the reply these are top hung windows and the ventilation option doesn’t seem to be the issue. I don’t want to embarrass myself because I don’t really know, but there’s no wetness or evidence of any water on or next to the Velux whether the vent is open or not the water seems to be...

Ive just noticed this bit about what you think could be the potential lack of bond between the felt and lead at the top would there be any reason against me attaching some new flashband over the join between the existing felt and lead at the top of the roof where you have highlighted? If the...

thank you Is there any particular area of the flat roof you think could be the issue?

hiya thanks for that if that was the case, wouldn’t I see evidence of the leak higher up on the plaster board inside? i can only see it at the middle area i found this old picture of the roof earlier in its construction and wondered if the water is running along this noggin here

I was also wondering if there is an indication of where it may be starting in the development of the wet patch initially there was only a patch in the middle but this has got larger I know water can move about in ‘mysterious ways’ but I wondered if it would be a useful assumption to consider...

ok thank you yes, and what you suggest does make sense. I suppose i was thinking (hoping?) if building control noticed an obvious issue they might raise it I suppose because I’m already feeling anxious about the current leak I almost don’t want to think there could be other issues, and...

Do you mean spray water in that area from standing inside the open window? Can try that but did pour water on that area the other day and no leak, only when it rained the vents were a requirement from building control to increase the ventilation above the steel beam in the roof at that area...

I can’t see it coming through the Velux specifically, but the damp patch that I can see inside is in the area of the roof between them, but closer to the left velux