roof

Hi, we moved into this house a year ago, on the survey it told us we would need to get new beams in the roof due to distortion, shown attached, however we have not had any problems in the year we have lived here and have been advised by others that it is probably due to the concrete tiles...

Hi all, Myself and other property owners in the building we live are having difficulty determining the level to which our roof needs replacing. We live in an Edwardian four floor property and recently became aware that the soffit and fascia were in need of repair down one side. We had a...

Hi all, Want to replaster and found this disaster behind. It appears the end of the rafter is rotten and the base beam also not sure on technical terminology) has also rotted away completely at this point but is still solid at the next rafter. Is this rafter fixable? It appears there was a...

I have a slight stain and some damp patches on a bedroom wall near the top of the wall. This has appeared in colder weather and is worse after rain. My roofer says there is no roof leak he can see, there is a capped flue with flashing for a gas fire inserted 3 years ago but this has no sign of...

Hey all, Before I get quotes I want to see what a realistic price is to re-tile this roof (Not the flat part). Providing the structure underneath is sound. Cheers

Hi all - what type of wood should I be looking for to replace the rotten trim on these roof fascias? Thanks

What type of insulation is this? It's between joists in the roof of the new build house

Hi all, We are doing a 6m deep rear extension and could really do with your thoughts _/\_ Our adjacent (party wall) neighbour currently has a 3m extension with pitched roof. We are looking to match the neighbours pitched roof (with pitched internal ceiling below) and then transition to flat...

Hi all, I’ve written up a detailed tender package for replacing a multi-part EPDM/rubber flat roof on a residential block that I live in after doing informal inspections with roofing contractors. There are issues with pooling, structural degradation, and signs of condensation damage due to poor...

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...

Hi, I’m ready to put a new roof on my garage that I want to turn into a more habitable garden room. Any structural guys on here that would know what size timbers will I need to use please? The largest span is 4.6m. It’ll be a could roof with 100mm (if that’s enough?) celotex in between...

Looking for some advice on how to re-roof my little coal shed. I’ve just had my main roof redone using Cupa Heavy 3 slate and ideally I’d like to slate this to make it look the same. However, I don’t think the angle is correct for slates? Would re-felting be the way to go? How should I tackle...

Hi, I am looking to buy a property and wanted to check if it is okay that the purlin is supported by a set of bricks, just one brick wide. Is that normal? Surveyor has suggested some additional support things I should do in the loft, but I was really concerned when I saw this just one brick...

Hi All, I'm embarking on a single story kitchen extension for which I will be bringing in trades to do some of the work and DIYing the areas I feel confident in doing. I would describe myself as a pretty proficient DIYer. I'm currently designing the details of the project and was hoping for a...

just bought a new property and in the processes of doing it up. Old owners had removed the chimney and looks like they had a go at repairing the area. Roof is made up of rosemary tiles i have been quoted around the £1000 mark but also been told if its not leaking dont worry. Any advice would be...

How To Build A Brick Wall This is the garage Brickwall I built I am wondering if anyone has any advise for finishing it I’ve included a video but I am trying to fire proof the garage by bricking the side of the garage that has it covered and also fire board the underneath and side of the...

Hey Guys, I am purchasing a house and the roof is in quite a state im not sure what to do, I am quite handy but I have no idea when it comes to lofts, please see picture attached. I need to install new flet? - not sure where to buy or how to install I believe some roof tiles are missing and...

I live in an old Victorian house. The loft in the kitchen has been removed to make the room taller. Old chimney breast has also been removed with only a bit of it remaining to support the chimney stack outside that remained intact. I've been having a number of leaks over the past couple of...

Hi there I have been having some slow water ingress that’s causing some mold to form. The cause appears to be be damp coming through the parapet wall between myself and my nighbours house. We both had extensions at the same time, but where I used a builder he did his himself, but he did use a...

We live in the top floor of a tenement building and spotted these pipes which protrude a fair bit through the building's roof - they are definitely pipes, about 22mm width, look to be copper, and they sound hollow when tapped (and can be moved/are light). They run through the attic and then...