Following the recent storms, we heard water dripping in our loft and discovered what looks like a slipped tile and an issue with the flashing round the chimney. We have a hole in the felt in the loft and you can see daylight. Also there was water coming down the chimney in the loft which now was water stains.
I've tried getting roofers out to quote, all have told me different work needs to be done and none have seemed that interested in doing the work, one didn't even look inside the loft, only one had brought a ladder. I've read through the forums and some of the points are valid so it's hard to know who to believe.
I've been told
-the cracked ridge tile 2nd one along from the left is the actual cause of the leak. This is all that needs replacing.
- The flashing needs replacing as the apron doesn't come down the tiles far enough, ridge tiles and tiles will need to be removed for this
- The flashing just needs to be beaten flat, tidied up and resealed , 1 tile replacing, cracked ridge tile replacing and repointing
- the flashing is fine but the internal felting will need replacing in that section so ridge tiles will need removing and the slipped tile replacing
-that I have 2 layers of felt, one between the tiles and the roof , a layer of insulation and then another layer of felt which can be seen in the loft. Both of these will need replacing and the tiles round the chimney removed and refited for it to be done and the slipped tile to be fixed.
Any guidance would be appreciated. We're first time buyers and first moved in the house 6 months ago. So it's all unfamiliar territory. We are making our way through bodged jobs since by the previous owners. The plastic bag shoved in the hole is the last owners addition.
I've tried getting roofers out to quote, all have told me different work needs to be done and none have seemed that interested in doing the work, one didn't even look inside the loft, only one had brought a ladder. I've read through the forums and some of the points are valid so it's hard to know who to believe.
I've been told
-the cracked ridge tile 2nd one along from the left is the actual cause of the leak. This is all that needs replacing.
- The flashing needs replacing as the apron doesn't come down the tiles far enough, ridge tiles and tiles will need to be removed for this
- The flashing just needs to be beaten flat, tidied up and resealed , 1 tile replacing, cracked ridge tile replacing and repointing
- the flashing is fine but the internal felting will need replacing in that section so ridge tiles will need removing and the slipped tile replacing
-that I have 2 layers of felt, one between the tiles and the roof , a layer of insulation and then another layer of felt which can be seen in the loft. Both of these will need replacing and the tiles round the chimney removed and refited for it to be done and the slipped tile to be fixed.
Any guidance would be appreciated. We're first time buyers and first moved in the house 6 months ago. So it's all unfamiliar territory. We are making our way through bodged jobs since by the previous owners. The plastic bag shoved in the hole is the last owners addition.
