My partner had her C.1895 roof retiled about three years ago; (retiled with real slate) on the face of it it all looks good: but yesterday I got up close as I was clearing the gutters, and I was shocked to see that the lower run of tiles barely makes it over the lip of the gutter: probably 10mm overlap at the worst. Ontop of this, they have draped the tyvek liner into the gutter, which is now disintegrating (UV degradation; polypropylene has a short life...) and no longer helping if there is any water falling short. This looked wrong to me, so I had a quick google, and sure enough, recommended overlap is half to 2/3 of the gutter!
So I'd be very grateful if any roofer on here give me some advice on options?
Complaining to the original roofer I guess is first thing to do... Is there a statutory warranty with these sort of jobs?
If that fails, I thought the easiest option is to get a strip of decent EPDM rubber sheet (not UV sensitive!) wide enough to sit far enough under the lowest tile overlap, and trail it down into the gutter. Would this be practical?
Any thoughts or advice on the best way forward appreciated!
So I'd be very grateful if any roofer on here give me some advice on options?
Complaining to the original roofer I guess is first thing to do... Is there a statutory warranty with these sort of jobs?
If that fails, I thought the easiest option is to get a strip of decent EPDM rubber sheet (not UV sensitive!) wide enough to sit far enough under the lowest tile overlap, and trail it down into the gutter. Would this be practical?
Any thoughts or advice on the best way forward appreciated!