Damp

[J_N30]

I'm wondering if anyone can help with my damp problem? It's above an upstairs windows and all along the top of the wall.

I've included some pics, any help or advise would be great!

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[stuart45]

Could be the felt at your eaves have gone.

 

[J_N30]

Is that something I could look into myself?

 

[stuart45]

You need to get up the ladder and see if the felt is really brittle and breaking up. It tends to do this at the eaves first. It's quite a common problem.
To put it right you have to take back some of the tiles and repair it.

 

[J_N30]

No something I'll be doing then. I'm guessing I want to call a roofer rather than a damp proof company?

 

[stuart45]

Roofer would be the best, take him 10 minutes to check out the felt. I'm guessing you have concrete tiles, looking through the window at the house nearby.

 

[NS215]

possibly guttering full and overflowing ?

 

[J_N30]

Thanks for reply I'll look into the guttering.

 

[jeds]

I'll bet Stuart is spot on there. Age of house and shallow roof pitch makes it an almost certain. My advice is have some plastic felt supports installed. On those shallow roofs they are much more efficient and will outlast the house.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/felt-support-tray-1-5m-pack-of-5/36622

 

[J_N30]

I'll bet Stuart is spot on there. Age of house and shallow roof pitch makes it an almost certain. My advice is have some plastic felt supports installed. On those shallow roofs they are much more efficient and will outlast the house.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/felt-support-tray-1-5m-pack-of-5/36622[/QUOTE]

Many thanks John, any advise on how these are fitted? Is it something I could do myself up a ladder?

Thanks again.

 

[J_N30]

Couple more questions, how long would a job like this take and roughly any ideas how much a roofer would charge to carry out the work?

 

[jeds]

Not off a ladder. Minimum tower but I'd have a light scaffold put up. You will have to remove two or three courses of tiles. Trim off the crappy felt. If you're lucky you might have enough felt left to just slide the trays under. The trays are easy to fix - just pin them to the top of the fascia. If there's not enough good felt left you will have to remove the first batten and piece in a new strip of felt under the old felt and over the tray. Re-fit the batten and replace the tiles. There will be some grouting in at the ends. While you're up there paint and decorate. Make sure you don't compromise the ventilation.

 

[J_N30]

Sounds expensive. Thanks for all your advise John.

 

[J_N30]

Would any roofers be able to tell me how much they'd charge to fit a run of these 3 bed semi, mabe 5m obit I haven't measured.