Hello, thank you for reading this post. We have recently had an extension built and I am after some advice about Velux flashings.
The builder/roofer have Sandtoft 20/20 tiles and the pitch of the roof is 15 degrees. The problem is that the tiles either side of the Velux windows seem to bow upwards. I have attached a couple of photographs which shows this clearly.
http://media.diynot.com/204000_203652_60873_68263340_thumb.jpg
http://media.diynot.com/204000_203652_60872_57908653_thumb.jpg
I raised this issue with the builder and initially he told me that foam on the flashing could be trimmed to let the tiles sit flatter. After discussion with his roofer he then told me that this had already been done. He told me that they had used the EDZ kit 'as is recommended for this type of tile'.
The roofer came to supposedly discuss it further, but basically told me there was nothing he could do and that as the tiles are clay, they would eventually settle and sit flatter. Unfortunately a few weeks later the tiles are sitting exactly the same as before.
As a result I looked on the Velux website and to my surprise their guide for Sandtoft 20/20 tiles on a 15 degree pitch is the EDW flashing kit. Not really knowing what I was talking about I tentatively raised this with the builder and roofer to be told that using the EDW kit would make the roof look worse as 'this flashing kit actually sits higher'.
What I need some advice on is 1) Am I being lied to - would there be a difference between the EDZ and EDW kit? and/or 2) whether there is anything else they could do to improve the appearance without compromising the effect of the flashing?
I really am clueless when it comes to this sort of thing so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
The builder/roofer have Sandtoft 20/20 tiles and the pitch of the roof is 15 degrees. The problem is that the tiles either side of the Velux windows seem to bow upwards. I have attached a couple of photographs which shows this clearly.
http://media.diynot.com/204000_203652_60873_68263340_thumb.jpg
http://media.diynot.com/204000_203652_60872_57908653_thumb.jpg
I raised this issue with the builder and initially he told me that foam on the flashing could be trimmed to let the tiles sit flatter. After discussion with his roofer he then told me that this had already been done. He told me that they had used the EDZ kit 'as is recommended for this type of tile'.
The roofer came to supposedly discuss it further, but basically told me there was nothing he could do and that as the tiles are clay, they would eventually settle and sit flatter. Unfortunately a few weeks later the tiles are sitting exactly the same as before.
As a result I looked on the Velux website and to my surprise their guide for Sandtoft 20/20 tiles on a 15 degree pitch is the EDW flashing kit. Not really knowing what I was talking about I tentatively raised this with the builder and roofer to be told that using the EDW kit would make the roof look worse as 'this flashing kit actually sits higher'.
What I need some advice on is 1) Am I being lied to - would there be a difference between the EDZ and EDW kit? and/or 2) whether there is anything else they could do to improve the appearance without compromising the effect of the flashing?
I really am clueless when it comes to this sort of thing so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
