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Hi everyone,
We’ve recently had a garden office built. Generally, we were very happy with the finish, but it was only finished in August of this year and we’ve already noticed some problems (that I’m pretty sure we shouldn’t be seeing this early, if at all). Firstly, on one side of the structure (the back, which I hadn’t checked for some time) the boards on the roof have taken in some water which has separated them. This was the only side that didn’t have a lip covering them and I wondered if they expected the angle to on the roof to reduce water intake here but I guess they weren’t sealed or some other issue has occurred. Not sure on the properties of the roof but I imagine it has a fibreglass top or something similar.
Secondly the cladding has popped away from the structure in a few places (I’m pretty sure the cladding is Siberian Larch). I don’t know whether this has occurred because water has got in behind, or because of changes in temperature (but if so this should have been accounted for when fixing surely?). Also on this back side the cladding already is discoloured which is fine in itself (I believe they go silver over time anyway) but I wonder if this has been accelerated because of these issues.
I have spoken to the original builders, and despite being a little evasive I’m hoping they will come and fix the problems as soon as possible. I guess my main questions would be what people think the issues might be and the required solutions so that I make sure everything is sorted if and when it is picked up by the builders. Secondly, is there anything I should be doing in the meantime to prevent any further complications and keep upkeep to a minimum?
I’ve added some pictures to help, any help on this would be really appreciated! Thank you so much for your time.
We’ve recently had a garden office built. Generally, we were very happy with the finish, but it was only finished in August of this year and we’ve already noticed some problems (that I’m pretty sure we shouldn’t be seeing this early, if at all). Firstly, on one side of the structure (the back, which I hadn’t checked for some time) the boards on the roof have taken in some water which has separated them. This was the only side that didn’t have a lip covering them and I wondered if they expected the angle to on the roof to reduce water intake here but I guess they weren’t sealed or some other issue has occurred. Not sure on the properties of the roof but I imagine it has a fibreglass top or something similar.
Secondly the cladding has popped away from the structure in a few places (I’m pretty sure the cladding is Siberian Larch). I don’t know whether this has occurred because water has got in behind, or because of changes in temperature (but if so this should have been accounted for when fixing surely?). Also on this back side the cladding already is discoloured which is fine in itself (I believe they go silver over time anyway) but I wonder if this has been accelerated because of these issues.
I have spoken to the original builders, and despite being a little evasive I’m hoping they will come and fix the problems as soon as possible. I guess my main questions would be what people think the issues might be and the required solutions so that I make sure everything is sorted if and when it is picked up by the builders. Secondly, is there anything I should be doing in the meantime to prevent any further complications and keep upkeep to a minimum?
I’ve added some pictures to help, any help on this would be really appreciated! Thank you so much for your time.