I've recently has a damp patch appear along the length of a bedroom ceiling by the outside wall (following some bad weather - Peterborough area). A roofing company has come out and recommended the following, but I'm not sure it's right & would appreciate people opinions.
They've recommended:
1.) To strip ridge tiles, remove old pointing. To re-bed ridge tiles replacing any damaged ones.
2.) To strip out both verges to the gable and re-bed using premixed roofing mortar.
As the patch is along the entire length of the ceiling, it seems unlikely to me that the ridge is causing the problem. For that to be the case surely I'd need to have water running down all the rafters roughly equally in order to cause the patch shown in the photo? That doesn't seem likely - no apparent leak to leaking like a sieve overnight? The verge could do with some attention I guess, however, in itself it can't cause this problem surely? The house was build in 1984.
I feel as though without actually going on the roof the contractor has just picked out the two areas which in his opinion are the most common causes of roof leaks (the tiles all appear fine).
The thing is, if it's not the ridge or the verges, what could it be? The guttering?
I'm really stumped on this - I don't want to pay out for unnecessary work, however, what else could be causing the water ingress in your opinion?
Thanks for any ideas you may have.
They've recommended:
1.) To strip ridge tiles, remove old pointing. To re-bed ridge tiles replacing any damaged ones.
2.) To strip out both verges to the gable and re-bed using premixed roofing mortar.
As the patch is along the entire length of the ceiling, it seems unlikely to me that the ridge is causing the problem. For that to be the case surely I'd need to have water running down all the rafters roughly equally in order to cause the patch shown in the photo? That doesn't seem likely - no apparent leak to leaking like a sieve overnight? The verge could do with some attention I guess, however, in itself it can't cause this problem surely? The house was build in 1984.
I feel as though without actually going on the roof the contractor has just picked out the two areas which in his opinion are the most common causes of roof leaks (the tiles all appear fine).
The thing is, if it's not the ridge or the verges, what could it be? The guttering?
I'm really stumped on this - I don't want to pay out for unnecessary work, however, what else could be causing the water ingress in your opinion?
Thanks for any ideas you may have.
