flashing

Hi. I have a lean to conservatory at the house I moved into in May. There have been two leaks in heavy rain since then. Nothing major but I need it fixed. There is no lead flashing and the only barrier to the elements is the grey stuff that the so called 'roofer' (previous owner) seems to have...

Hi all, I’m hoping for some advice. This morning the other half walked under the loft hatch in the office and was dripped on. I went up there and found this. I’ve called some local roofers and have two coming out next week to quote. But, seriously, what is this I’m looking at. There’s...

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 - thanks in advance for any help. With respect to the attached photo, it is from an apartment I am in the process of buying. The surveyor noted the missing tiles etc and said it urgently needs repairing. It is from a 4 storey apartment block with a flat roof and it looks like you can get...

Hi All, We bought a property and on moving in noticed a wet wall underneath a parapet (vendors painted over the issue). The leaking side has flashband over lead flashings which was done to in a poor attempt to solve the problem. There is also some cracks in the render. Pictures are attached...

Hi all, hoping some experienced people on here will have some ideas. Just moved into a house. There was old lead flashing on the join between the sloping kitchen roof (slates) and the main building - the lead was looking tired and had some small cracks in it. A previous owner had also applied...

Wondering if anyone can help, looking after some guidance please. I’m doing a loft conversion and currently reinstating the party wall edges. I had an issue with leaks prior to this and I believe it was due to having old concrete tiles on angle, without any lead flashing. I’ve attached a...

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...

Hi everyone, I would be extremely grateful for some advice regarding a leaking roof. I live on the second floor of an old conversion building (there is a loft conversion flat above me). I had some issues with water leaking into the corners of my bedroom right underneath my bay window ceiling...

Had a new roof done and I'm a little concerned as to the standard of finish. Is this normal!? New home owner and first time employing a roofer, so Im not sure what it should look like, flashing and pointing wise.

Hi there, I had my roof done last year and chimney flashing replaced on both sides - the house is a terraced and our neighbours had theirs done at the same time. We have leaks coming in from the corners of the room (it’s an attic bedroom) also - there’s an unused fireplace with a lot of grit...

Hi, Is it ok to protect a DPC by chasing in lead one course above it and laying patio up to it? Any hints on how to do it? Landscaper has built a 120mm reinforced concrete raft for a patio to replace part of an existing patio (it's 3 ft above garden level but same level as kitchen). The raft...

Hi All, I'm Having a bit of an issue with flash upgrading a Text Premier Elite 48 - w its running Software revision 3.08 I need to flash it as im installing a Smartcom onto the system and won't work on Version 3, THE FLASH UPGRADER KEEPS CRASHING!!! I've done all the correct procedures ie take...

Hi all, this has been an excellent resource. I'm posting for the first time (please go easy) We have a conservatory (south facing) with interlocking profile tiles. A cover flashing was applied on roof construction with no soaker or hidden gutter. The lead did not extend the required min of...

Hi, My Hotpoint integrated dishwasher has started beeping and flashing all it's lights whilst running. As far as I can tell it's still running during a cycle but has a pattern of beeping and flashing the lights. I've had a google to see what it could be but results only talk about 3 lights...

Hi - woodburner - stainless pipe through roof via lead flashing - has storm collar - ok for several years now (after some external sealing with grey lead sealant) though now leaking a bit in intense rain between the double wall pipe and the lead tube. (suspect through rain bouncing off roof...

My Mums house has a little lean-to with a Poly-carbonate roof which had a Flashing Tape seal. We hired a roofer to fit Lead flashing, this is the result, it's obviously messy, but I'm not sure it's even chased into the wall properly, the pitched part isn't stepped in, and there's a hole at one...

Hi All, Recently added a new single storey extension with a gable style roof that abuts the existing house wall. I took a gamble, and decided to have a stab at doing the step and cover flashing myself. I knew it was a risk. Now hlat the point of boarding it out, however I decided to do one...

I'm looking to replace the plastic roof on a large lean-to shed. The shed is against the garage and the roof is tucked in just below the slates on the garage roof. Doesn't look like enough room to get any flashing in there. The existing roof has somehow been bent up, but not sure how that was...

I had a new lean-to garage built two and a half years ago. It seemed to be a good job and I was very happy with it. (Only minor glitch I was aware of was that the roof has always ponded at the back, which is visible on the photo below but not related to the main problem). However, earlier...