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    Roofing/insulation disaster - advice needed

    I will try to be as concise as possible. See photos for context Jan 2023 - re-roof with existing stone slates, fitting of felt, fitting of velux windows, cost of £6000 Jan - April 2023 - always been an attic room in this house, no insulation so I knocked the lath and lime ceiling down. Then...
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    Downpipe not going to soakaway

    Hello all. I recently had a roofer come out to look at my leaking guttering. When he came he showed me the downpipe was full of water and some moss etc. He kindly cleared it out for me but had told me that the downpipe just discharges to just under the blocks on my block paving. He showed me...
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    Re-mortared verge had cracked

    We had our verge mortar replaced one month ago. The roofer took off all the tiles, replaced the under cloak, and then put new mortar down and replaced the tiles. Would anyone have any ideas of what went wrong? The mortar has come away from the under cloak along its full length, and a few...
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    Cracks in verge mortar

    Hi there Had work done on roof recently and a few cracks are appearing in the mortar - all quite wide (see ref pic attached). Be grateful if someone can say how much of an issue this will be as roofer ghosting us. Unsure if ok because tiles on top and sheeting below should do the job? Thanks
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    Dormer extension advice please

    Hello, If this would be better off in another section of the forum please let me know. We are looking to add some living space in the eaves of the roof of a 1.5 story bungalow. I am hoping that we can get builders in to alter the roof, build a dormer structure and fit cladding, windows etc...
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    Gas Fire Flue Sizing - Advice

    Hello, Having some roof work done. Scaffolds are up so looking (in addition to various work on the roof) to get a liner put in my front chimney by the roofers. It will be a single skin liner for a gas fire. Won’t be used for other fuel types. The old Gas fire was disconnected before I bought...
  7. Fishwalker

    Advice needed before hiring a roofer...

    Hi Not sure if anyone on here can help but we need a roofer to do several repairs to our 1912 mid terrace with a valley. It had a new roof put in roughly 16 years ago with a Velux window. The main problems are: a long horizontal damp patch along the landing ceiling that separates the landing...
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