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Crikey, this thread gave me deja vu! I originally spoke to this company to do my roof, he said he could do next day and I initially said yes as it felt urgent. I did some checking around and ultimately came to the conclusion to cancel it immediately, had a bad feeling. Super glad I did after...

Apologies if my terminology is wrong. Checking for leaks in the loft and noticed the last rafter before the side of the dormer conversion doesn't touch the ridge beam. See attached. It's been like this since the previous owners had the dormer added in the 1980s so it's seemingly been "fine" for...

Sure - here is the gable end not the best view as it's right on the property line - unfortunately I can't get into the loft space to see, as that part of the roof is now hidden by the dormer conversion done by the previous owner.

So, the roof verge (row of tiles on the gable end) are higher than the existing tiles. The rest of the roof is nice and straight. See attached. I've had several roofers out for quotes and had a plethora of opinions, cowboys and others out. Some have said the battens have failed and need...

Sure. Hard to see from the outside as the edge of the house is right on the boundary line. The verge tile cement looks worn so hopefully it's just they need reducing down.

Gable wall. Had a few roofers out who reckon the verve is gone and needs resetting which seems about right. Just waiting for official quotes to come in now

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I can't see higher into the roof space as it's a dormer conversion so the rest of the roof line is inaccessible. Been out and had a quick look this morning, I think it might be the mortar bed (the verge I believe) that holds the end tiles down is failing...

Rained bloody heavily tonight. Went to check the attic on a whim and found the end of one joist (on the end wall) is wet. See attached. It's not been wet for long as I went in the attic not that look ago and it was dry. Poked it with a screwdriver and the wood is still solid, so hopefully not...

Interesting. Overall it's a weird situation, the garage he wants won't be the full length of the current fence line, so it'd need fencing up to the garage wall and then beyond the end of it again, so it'll look a bit piecemeal with joins and different surfaces, which is also kind of unsightly...

Thanks for the reply. Honestly I'm more inclined to have the fence my side and for them to build a garage their side, rather than paying for a combined wall that's massive, will cost a lot and requires a party wall agreement and has all the stipulations around when it comes to modifying it. Just...

Unfortunately I can't, it's already the maximum permitted height from my ground level, irrespective of the ground level his side.

Thanks for the reply. I thought as it was attached to the building it required permission. (I also read it has to be 1 meter from any fence lines for fire safety, but that may also be incorrect) It's my fence line, and my property ground level is higher than his, so presumably I wouldn't see...

Thanks for the reply. After a bit of research it looks like as it'll be attached to his house, it'll need planning permission anyway as it's considered an extension, if I understood it correctly, so hopefully that will remedy any problems, if it's true

My neighbour wants to build a garage on the side of his property and has suggested we remove the aging fence (my fence line) and use his garage wall as the new wall between our properties. I'm against the idea as it'll mean having a big concrete wall visible from my garden, but is this also...

Okay, thanks. Seems there's a lot more to fences than I realised. So final verdict is concrete posts without drop in panels, but with gravel boards? Honestly I might be overthinking it, it's never super windy, I am just paranoid as my neighbour parks their car the other side of one panel so...

Ah crap I did. I meant the kind where there is a groove and the panels slide into the posts

Thanks all for the information so far - sounds like my best bet is to not go for drop in panels then, instead opting for a fixed/notched post and panel system?

Normal six foot high panels, type hasn't come through on the quote yet. Just getting some input on case I want to update the quote before committing to the job.

Ah really? I had thought the gap would be tight enough that it'd take a hell of strong wind to blow the panel out

Fence saga continues, I'm looking to get the new fence in. Been quoted for concrete posts with drop in panels, which are three metre wide. Just wondering if anyone has three metre wide panels and can let me know if they flex a lot in the wind, or If the concrete posts help alleviate that...