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Thanks! I dont think they are foil backed because I think they cut so many other corners when building these houses. Is there a way of knowing? The insulation is pulled back about a meter from the eves. Lots of ventilation there. There is an old water tank but it seems well covered...

Sorry if this is a stupid question. how would I know a good felt roofer that would build a roof that lasts for 20 years? Are there any questions I should ask?

the only person to actually come back to me was the guy who was going to fix it... even then I had to call him. What's wrong with people do they not want my money?

so the latest is that the insulation company have wedged in lots of polystyrene wedges where the felt overlaps: I put my hand up to a few but can't say I felt any more air. They said to leave it a few weeks and see what happens. They said the next stage is removing a layer of...

OK so the latest is I'm not getting it fixed. Still waiting to hear back from the guy I saw yesterday. There does seem to be a massive EPDM vs Felt debate - seems to bring out a religious ferver. I guess that's something that is just going to run and run and there just isn't a way of knowing...

Managed to just get another person around today and waiting for a written quote. He said that obviously replacing the roof is the ideal thing to do but he can see why I'd have the work I mentioned above done. Basically yes, the other guys work might be OK for 10 years but I won't know for...

so does the EDPM guarantee cover the ceiling and floor too? Even if I went for EDPM or had the roof re-felted I don't know who to really trust. Checkatrade might keep off the total cowboys but people don't like putting bad comments on there. Starting to feel a little panicky after reading...

From the manual - this is how it works: So reading through that, the air that comes out would be drier but I'm a little concerned that by heating the loft it would create more of a difference between outside and inside temperature and would create more condensation. At least for a short...

That's what I was afraid of. Although I'd hoped that the air it puts back in would be dry.

No - the ceilings aren't vapour backed. Is there something I can coat them with? The house was built in 1970. I've had a look around and there's one tiny gap in the airing cupboard, and a couple of tiny ones at floor level in the bathroom (both upstairs). Not much but I will be sealing them...

It's one of these that I've got: http://www.meaco.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DD8L Seems to remove lots of water from the house since I bought it (I've had it on full and it collects about 2 litres) so it seems to me (at least) that this could really help dry the loft out. Not a permanent...

I've been reading all the posts that your link goes to and we are guilty of quite a few of those. I guess I've just always been lucky not to have this issue previously. I also spoke to the person who lived in the house before (there were 5 of them and 3 of us). He'd never had this problem but...

sorry, just saw your post about exctractor fan. We have quite a big window in the bathroom I must admit that we have been bad at opening the window when its cold outside. Started doing this now. Should that be enough? The external wall in the bathroom is basically taken up by a window and...

I'm afraid that yes we are drying washing next to radiators. I've previously lived in double glazed houses where we've done this. Some have had more people living in them and been smaller than our current house. It seems a shame to have to buy a tumble dryer and pay for the running costs...

Hi all, I know this is a common problem and covered on many other threads but my question is really about drying. We have condensation all over our roof in the attic (more about below if people are interested). I have dessicant dehumidier - this basically sucks in moist air, takes the...

I've decided to go with the guy who is going to repair it. It comes with a parts and labour guarantee so if it doesn't work I can keep getting him back. I won't put the ceiling on until I'm confident that the problem has been resolved. Maybe I'm just naive, but I'm going to trust him and I...

We have a small room downstairs that at the moment doesn't have a ceiling, plasterboard or heating. It has no insulation and although it has 2 skins of bricks its obviously very cold. Its been like this since we moved in nearly 2 years ago and is something that we've been meaning to get...