This surely isn’t right is it?

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I have a leak in the bottom corner of velux window and when I’ve taken tiles off the soakers are pinned directly to the battens and tiles over the top I assumed that soakers had to overlap each tile, and the apron goes over the top of soakers not underneath??
 

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I have a leak in the bottom corner of velux window and when I’ve taken tiles off the soakers are pinned directly to the battens and tiles over the top I assumed that soakers had to overlap each tile, and the apron goes over the top of soakers not underneath??
No its wrong. At no time should any weathering elements lower down the roof, sit above those higher up the slope. Plus, there is not enough lateral weather on that joint. Looks like that first abutting slate needs to sit under the apron flashing. Nor should there be holes in the soakers.
 

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