roof leak

Hi my tenants have reported a leak from the window at the top of the frame, 2nd floor. Also on the ground floor window as well, as circled on the image. I think it might be coming from the valley or something but not sure. I should have a roofer going to look at it tomorrow, but want to make...

Hi, We have an old blocked off chimney that runs up through our landing and bathroom and out through a section of flat roof. It used to run to the kitchen but was removed at some point in the past leaving only the upstairs section. It was ok for years but last winter a wet patch formed on...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help, it's been absolutely chucking down with rain all day and I noticed some water on top of my oven. After removing the cooker hood filters I could see there was some water dripping from above, where I assume the fan connects to the pipe that leads outside. After...

Noticed some water dripping through one of the ceiling lights in our 1st floor bathroom during the last thunderstorm. Have been up in the loft & disconnected that specific light fitting, all the rest continue to work. In the loft above there is a grey papery membrane above the joists & beneath...

I've recently has a damp patch appear along the length of a bedroom ceiling by the outside wall (following some bad weather - Peterborough area). A roofing company has come out and recommended the following, but I'm not sure it's right & would appreciate people opinions. They've recommended...

Hello community, wondering if someone could help. I have two chimney breasts in my flat. There are no fireplaces underneath but 4 chimneys point to them on the roof. When it rains, they were leaking and the walls were getting wet. So we had the entire roof redone, which was rather battered, the...

Hi, This is a small flat roof that joins to the house and main pitched roof. Some background info: It has never had any insulation between rafters and doesn't have insulation on top. Timber roof joists/rafters with timber furring. Then plywood and then torch on felt. We discovered the...

Please help! We’re not actually considering doing this on our own, just looking for roofing advice. We’ve been living in our first house for just over a year and know nothing about roofing! We have a leak coming into our bedroom along the line of the eaves of the house. We’ve been told by two...

Hi, We live in an old Victorian terrace from about 1870, the roof is mainly original with slates but no underfelt. At some point someone has put mortar under the tiles (not sure if this is usual). There were a few gaps with daylight showing here and there but mainly fine, especially on the...

Hi I had a nightmare project, a extension on my house. The roofer which I hired i had lost a little faith and was working alongside side him to keep an eye out. My concern is the method he chose to butt up against my house with Conrod plain tile, he used a dry soaker, but there are gaps between...

Help please!?! My friend has rainwater penetration during heavy rain. The roof tiles have been replaced recently and the whole gable end is coated with a waterproofing system. I didn't see it go on but I think it was panels fixed to the render then coated with a waterproof substance. This...

Hi everyone I am getting a new flat roof done because my old one was leaking I am getting the falls changed and they were wrong and had the window change what is the best most water tight seal I can get between the flat roof and house wall is it led flashing or beading? I’m confused any help or...

Flat roof is in need of some tender love, confused about all the different products. Have tried some before, esp the paint-on ones (Thompson, Acrypol,Cromapol), but not sure they are that effective, esp as they are only a thin layer of paint. Spotted a video about Watco Roofite, not in typical...

Hi, New here. We are having a loft conversion done and company has failed time and again to waterproof the roof, so we are now experiencing the 4th rain leak in 5 weeks. As a result, one of the chipboard roof panels (where it leaked every single time) has been soaked through and through, and...

Yesterday morning with the melting snow I noticed a leak from our butterfly roof. As I currently have scaffold up, I got onto the roof and shovelled off most of the snow that was on the roof and also in the central channel and this stopped the leak. Should I worry about the leak? It is raining...

Good afternoon everyone! I am a first time buyer and just received the home-buyer report, and there is a section in it that makes me a little worried. To paraphrase, the felt in the area above the recently refitted bathroom is ripped. There is no dampness present at the time of the survey, but...

Hi guys and gals, We moved into a property last May, and on the first day we saw a damp patch that had pulled the plaster away from the wall on the chimney breast in an upstairs bedroom. The wall seemed dry and there were signs of repair so we had the room full plastered and a damp sealant...

Our flat roof was done about 4 years ago and we noticed a "house shaking" noise about a month ago. It happened about 2 or 3 times, but we had no idea what it was. After being away for a few days, we recently came back to notice that the corner of the flat roof had peeled and rolled back on...

Hi, We recently had some work done on our house and the guys ladders broke a few of the fibre cement tiles right at the bottom by the gutter. Annoying, but as it was only a few broken I planned to just do it myself. Has to be done as the break means that the water will miss the gutter. They're...

Hi All, My Grandads house has an veranda out the back that goes under the upstairs bathroom. The waste pipes from the sink and toilet then head down into the roof. This appears to have not been flashed correct. See image below. Could you recommend the best way to fix this? I was going to see if...