Hi
Our neighbours had PP and built an extension, the external side wall was mostly existing and was extended and guttering installed. This is in keeping with previous works before we moved in, no issue.
However, the new roof and guttering is poorly done, in heavy rain 1/4 of the roof run off is guided through one tile "dip" and hence a huge amount of water just pours off and clears he gutter.
In light/medium rain, water goes between the facia and the gutter (and down the wall) and also, we think, below the tiles onto the felt (which is lower than the facia/gutter) and hence water goes down the inside of the facia down the wall.
We believe the roof tiles are normal roof tiles and not designed for very shallow flat roofs, they are also badly fitted. We believe the guttering is too small, under spec, no membrane etc - and only one downpipe (that until recently went into an overflowing water butt).
4yrs after initially telling them of the water overflowing, the wall is damaged, paint/render cracked and coming off, and green alge at the bottom, of the wall and lots of excessive water on our land.
A builder found nothing wrong (lol) and now covid is stopping any action (yeah right)
The wall is on boundary but only we see it - we maintain other garden walls and are happy to paint - but I'm not wanting to spend time/money repairing/repainting their wall every couple of years due to damage they cause. Also I get excessive rainwater literally pouring over.
No comments on deeds or PP
4yrs is enough patience and putting up with poor excuses.
But what are next steps? Have a more formal argument? Report to building control? Legal house insurance avenue? Or just put up and look at a grotty wall?
(pic below shows some of the damage and obvious areas where water is running down. Its worse in other places. Water can be seen running down the wall and "clearing" the gutter - just hard to photograph when its raining!)
Our neighbours had PP and built an extension, the external side wall was mostly existing and was extended and guttering installed. This is in keeping with previous works before we moved in, no issue.
However, the new roof and guttering is poorly done, in heavy rain 1/4 of the roof run off is guided through one tile "dip" and hence a huge amount of water just pours off and clears he gutter.
In light/medium rain, water goes between the facia and the gutter (and down the wall) and also, we think, below the tiles onto the felt (which is lower than the facia/gutter) and hence water goes down the inside of the facia down the wall.
We believe the roof tiles are normal roof tiles and not designed for very shallow flat roofs, they are also badly fitted. We believe the guttering is too small, under spec, no membrane etc - and only one downpipe (that until recently went into an overflowing water butt).
4yrs after initially telling them of the water overflowing, the wall is damaged, paint/render cracked and coming off, and green alge at the bottom, of the wall and lots of excessive water on our land.
A builder found nothing wrong (lol) and now covid is stopping any action (yeah right)
The wall is on boundary but only we see it - we maintain other garden walls and are happy to paint - but I'm not wanting to spend time/money repairing/repainting their wall every couple of years due to damage they cause. Also I get excessive rainwater literally pouring over.
No comments on deeds or PP
4yrs is enough patience and putting up with poor excuses.
But what are next steps? Have a more formal argument? Report to building control? Legal house insurance avenue? Or just put up and look at a grotty wall?
(pic below shows some of the damage and obvious areas where water is running down. Its worse in other places. Water can be seen running down the wall and "clearing" the gutter - just hard to photograph when its raining!)
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