Hi all,
In the late summer, I had a local builder completely rebuild my garage roof (it was full of woodworm and leaking, mainly near the house wall). He then got a flat roofing firm in to refelt it. He told me cutting in the flashing would be tricky due to the house having uneven stone cladding (Pic1). When he did the lead work, he filled in the gap between it and where the cladding ends (Pic2) with lead sealant. When it rained heavily, some rain was still getting in down the wall (it's south-west facing and only a mile from the sea) and dripping onto the wall plate (Pic3) and shelving below, so I got him back twice and he just applied more lead sealent in the gap above. He also hinted he would be reluctant to come back again.
Well, the weather has got worse and there are still one or two areas that leak. I have gone up there and stuck some flashband on above the leaks (Pic4), but that hasn't worked. I feel pretty fed up that I have forked out good money for a new roof but still have water getting in my garage and that the new timber will eventually rot. I know it's not the new roof itself that's leaking but rather the edge of it, but I don't know whether it's reasonable to expect him to resolve it, or if I should just stop flogging a dead horse and either find another DIY solution (?) or get someone else in to have a look.
Any thoughts on possible solutions and/or best course of action would be much appreciated.
A very Merry Xmas to you!
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In the late summer, I had a local builder completely rebuild my garage roof (it was full of woodworm and leaking, mainly near the house wall). He then got a flat roofing firm in to refelt it. He told me cutting in the flashing would be tricky due to the house having uneven stone cladding (Pic1). When he did the lead work, he filled in the gap between it and where the cladding ends (Pic2) with lead sealant. When it rained heavily, some rain was still getting in down the wall (it's south-west facing and only a mile from the sea) and dripping onto the wall plate (Pic3) and shelving below, so I got him back twice and he just applied more lead sealent in the gap above. He also hinted he would be reluctant to come back again.
Well, the weather has got worse and there are still one or two areas that leak. I have gone up there and stuck some flashband on above the leaks (Pic4), but that hasn't worked. I feel pretty fed up that I have forked out good money for a new roof but still have water getting in my garage and that the new timber will eventually rot. I know it's not the new roof itself that's leaking but rather the edge of it, but I don't know whether it's reasonable to expect him to resolve it, or if I should just stop flogging a dead horse and either find another DIY solution (?) or get someone else in to have a look.
Any thoughts on possible solutions and/or best course of action would be much appreciated.
A very Merry Xmas to you!
Read more: //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/new-garage-roof-leaking-at-main-house-wall.449342/#ixzz3vEPczMrA
