roof

Hi all, Just moved into a new place and inspected the roof, which looks quite tired in this section. Anyone any ideas how long this will hold out and whether it’s a case of having to replace the whole roof ? Thanks

Hi, We have an Edwardian orangery (walled both sides) and a double-glazed roof (4.5m x 3m). We have been looking at a roof replacement as a DIY job but we are way out of our depth! Can anyone suggest the cost we would be looking at for the following instead? Supalite roof installation...

Hi all Need to gain 20 mm height on soil stack,the point where the soil pipe exits the building,I understand water doesn't run up hill only option I seen to have is relocate exit on gable end and bring around corner, completely out the way.I would also run the two external waste...

We are missing some flat coping stones from the parapet wall, as seen in this picture: https://imgur.com/a/kIEcmf9. I've tried a few reclamation yards around us (East London), and none of them have them, nor seem like they would ever get them How would you replace these?

Morning all Currently building single storey extension warm roof construction.All walls up currently have all materials onsite for roof,need to get water tight asap.. I have taken plasterboard away to reveal joist and drilled through wall has a gauge,temporary inserted steel rods for 195...

Thanks to this lovely weather I've got to re felt my shed tbh I've been patching it up for a while. I've no idea how I'm going to do it as I can't get the left fascia off as the previous owner has put it up against the wall. Any advice on what felt I should get? I've had a quick look on...

Hi I'm looking to split one large bedroom into two. It will require a new entrance doorway knocking through on the landing. The wall is a supporting wall. As it is upstairs there is only three or four courses of bricks above where the doorway will be. However when checking in the loft there is...

Hi hopefully someone with roofing experience could advise me and my wife if the roof contractor has done a good job on our roof. We had our entire roof replaced recently (which was quite a shock as we were not expecting the roof to be that bad) The roofing company managed to strip the roof...

Hi - woodburner - stainless pipe through roof via lead flashing - has storm collar - ok for several years now (after some external sealing with grey lead sealant) though now leaking a bit in intense rain between the double wall pipe and the lead tube. (suspect through rain bouncing off roof...

My Mums house has a little lean-to with a Poly-carbonate roof which had a Flashing Tape seal. We hired a roofer to fit Lead flashing, this is the result, it's obviously messy, but I'm not sure it's even chased into the wall properly, the pitched part isn't stepped in, and there's a hole at one...

Hi All, Recently added a new single storey extension with a gable style roof that abuts the existing house wall. I took a gamble, and decided to have a stab at doing the step and cover flashing myself. I knew it was a risk. Now hlat the point of boarding it out, however I decided to do one...

We have a garage that has a trussed roof that I want to install a plasterboard ceiling. We have to double board it to meet Building Control approval. To allow edges of the plasterboard to be supported I need to add noggins between the roof trusses, (trusses are at 500mm spacing). Am I...

I'm rebuilding a flat roofed garage and am wondering what the point in fascia boards are here because the rafters don't overhang the wall, instead they finish flush with the edge of the wall. Is there any reason I shouldn't clad right up to the roof line? A rubber roof will be installed with a...

We had a full width dormer extension built earlier this year which has dark grey cladding and a flat rubber roof. On warm sunny mornings there's lots of cracking noises as something expands. It responds very quickly to the sun coming out and the will be a cracking noise every few seconds a...

Hi, Looking for options for covering a service passageway that runs between house and our neighbours - it is a dead end. Passageway is currently open (no roof) so rain can get in but there is little light /ventilation to dry it out. Passage is: 3.7m long 1.3m wide Surrounded on both sides and...

Hi I've been reading about how you can attach foil breather membrane to the underside of rafters in the loft space as a way of cooling the loft space in sunny weather, and therefore hopefully cooling the house a bit. This is known as a radiant barrier and basically works by reflecting the heat...

I'd like to replace a brick outbuilding's roof from corrugated metal to corrugated plastic to use as a shed/greenhouse. Its just used a shed, very old, no insulation etc and used to store garden tools and misc junk It 3.8x4.5 meters and built into a slope. The highest point is 2.5m. The back of...

Hi Guys, Looking for some advise if possible. So we have been looking for a roofer to quote and hopefully repair a failing mortar from a previous repair in the verges of our property. I've added the pictures below. Only one side of the property has failed. The house is weathers more from this...

Hi All Can someone give me the a couple of options on this roof plan, whereby the black lines are the existing house and the red is the proposed. ive tried a few but im trying to work out someting a little simpler. IF it wasnt clear there is a hipped main roof with a gable to the front elevation

Can I remove this cupboard safely and move the door over? I want to remove this cupboard and then move the right door over in the hallway into the left hand side where the cupboard is now. Doing this will add so much room in my bedroom. I wanted to make sure this cupboard isn't holding the...