dormer

Hi. I'm about to sort/replace old dormers (50s bungalow) in preperation for a new roof. Currenly uninsulated damp (likely rotten) horrible things. At present it's diffiuclt to work out exactly what I'll be working with but my assumption is the following. Walls rising from roof joist...

Hi all, We just had our dormer bungalow roof replaced. It had red concrete tiles before on the slope and on the dormer front and sides, but we replaced with natural slate and the dormer face with slate effect cladding. The dormer and roof were reinsulated as the previous insulation was quite...

Yellow - Are the gaps in these dormer tiles normal? Anything to be worried about? Red - the corner or edge tiles seem to be loose or moved by strong winds. Anything to be worried about? And what’s the best fix? Yellow top left - looks like the roof felt was stuck with adhesive and strong winds...

Hi, We’ve been in our 3 bed Victorian cottsge for 8 years and when we moved in there had already been a mansard dormer extension built. Due to space we are going to go further into the roof space and install some pull out cupboards. Problem with the dormer is that it’s been poorly insulated...

Right, I will try to be brief but I really don't want to cause issues later with condensate and associated damage to timbers / mould etc. Competent DIY'er but just cautious. Photo attached for reference. Please excuse the primitive drawing, it's clearly not to scale!! So we live in a two story...

Hi Looking for some advice... So I have a dormer style house (common in suburban areas in the UK) and due to lack of space to the side of the property unable to do a double storey extension as a couple of the neighbours have done So the front bedrooms are a large decent sized room and one...

We recently got a dormer installed on our roof but during construction, they noticed that the roofing joist on the right side it is on ends early. The problem now is that the cross beam they installed is quite far inward. This causes there to be only about a cm of clearance between the beam and...

Hi everyone – I'm looking for some advice on our 1910 solid brick wall terraced house in the UK which we are planning to renovate. Unusually, it has some prefabricated 105mm thick concrete dormers and I'm not sure how best to renovate them. We are in a conservation zone, so have no choice but...

Hello I have recently recovered a flat roof dormer with Sika Sarnafil here is my video covering the project has anyone else used this product before ? Loft Dormer Flat Roofing Don’t Worry We Are Professionals Sorry about the title couldn’t think of anything

Hi, Looking for some advice and comments on insulating an old 1960's bungalow, specifically the loft area which has been split and one side converted into a dormer room. Essentially one side is the old loft area, and the other was converted and is the older style dormer room (pic attached). I...

Hi all I’m a complete novice looking for some advice after spotting some cracking around a concrete lintel on a dormer bungalow (mid 60s built). Is this something I should be concerned about? Recently spotted it although there’s no telling how long it’s been there. It can be seen both...

Hi everyone, I'm seeking advice regarding a dispute I'm having with my architect. I enlisted their services to create a plan for a dormer loft conversion on my 2-bedroom house. The project was divided into two stages: designing the rooms and roof, which went smoothly, and producing the...

Hi all, Really hoping you can help with a problem with the roof of my newly converted loft. I had a torrid time with the build (over budget, overran, had to do loads myself) but it has been generally finished and has been signed off by building control. The loft conversion is a full width flat...

Evening all. Looking for advise regards neighbours wanting a larger dormer loft putting in on there property. I have a few concerns to this. One being noise issue as can hear ever footstep on the landing as it is, not to mention when they are in there loft as it is. Second is structure as its...

I’m tiling the dormer using concrete plain tiles, but I’m stuck on the inside corners. On the outside corners I used the 90° tile corners that come in pairs for left and right but on the inside, what type of flashing do i need? Specific type of soakers? I know you can get inside corner tiles...

Hi can any one see any issues with this plan I’ve had done. I can understand how I don’t have a beam for the ridge with I have the dormer timbers connecting straight to the rafters

Hi, Permitted development has been approved for our rear dormer loft plans with a tile hung design on the party wall side. Our architect designed it to sit away from the party wall. During our party wall award process, our neighbour flagged that their preference was for us to build up the...

Hi all I’m in the process of a DIY loft conversion and don’t seem to find any information regarding the flashing of a dormer cheek against a party/brick wall. please see photos attached, there will be hung plain 10x6 tiles on the dormer cheek, and the slates below the capping stones as shown...

We are in the process of having a huge dormer built. The approved drawings the builder is working from says single layer membrane roof covering bonded to19mm plywood, also sides from 25mm plywood (exterior grade ply). The builder has used 11mm OSB3 board all over (also gaps all over between...

Hi All, I was wondering if you think I could fit a dormer in my property. Just for a bed / table and storage for my teenage daughter. We can’t afford to move out so hoping we could go up. Nobody else in the area has one, it was built in 2010. Before I start getting quotes etc I was just...