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    Plastic sheeting

    LOL. No but the wired safety glass in the porch ceiling has been damaged and there is what looks like bullet holes in one panel.:mrgreen:
  2. L

    Plastic sheeting

    Yes. When I pointed it out he said that they (him and his crew) had done it as part of 'extensive repairs' on the roof.
  3. L

    Plastic sheeting

    Thanks Woody. The roofer who did the work turned up today. Said that the leak was most likely due to driving rain (!)...and so unlikely to happen again. It was not windy when it leaked; it did rain but we've had a lot lot worse and I should know as I've lived here for 14 years.
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    Plastic sheeting

    Thanks. That's what I suspected. The hatch to the roof appears to have been sealed shut since the work was done in Summer so I can't take a look at the chimney stack. 3 storeys high at the front 4 at the back so ladders won't reach. When the work was scheduled we were told that the chimney...
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    Plastic sheeting

    A few questions. I'm in top floor flat of Edwardian house. Water came through ceilings this week so I climbed up into attic to investigate. Found water coming down chimney breast and roof joist soaked first pic). No sunlight coming through but slates hidden by old roof felt. I did however...
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    How bad is this?

    Thanks. I know the process but unfortunately no reputable roofers we've spoken to are willing to give a quote without first performing an inspection from scaffolding....because much of the woodwork visible from ground level (including some large pieces that have fallen off over the past year)...
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    How bad is this?

    Two semi detached Edwardian villas in Liverpool turned in to flats decades ago. Pictures are of roof at my house with wooden capping board sitting along edge of slates. This is a design common to houses of this region and period. Second picture shows neighbours roof after replacement of...
  8. 9 Greenbank

    9 Greenbank

    Roof with wooden capping board.
  9. 11 Greenbank

    11 Greenbank

    Edwardian slate roof. Wooden capping board removed. Slates spread out so that flush with edge over which plastic trim has been added.
  10. Roof

    Roof

    11 Greenbank
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