Water leak issue
Discussion
rather than add to your new thread...........
what would the bigger long term solution be?
could the wall head top 3 to 4 course of brick be removed, then the roof continued on the current pitch to terminate on a traditional eaves edge style gutter running along the face of the building?
what would the bigger long term solution be?
could the wall head top 3 to 4 course of brick be removed, then the roof continued on the current pitch to terminate on a traditional eaves edge style gutter running along the face of the building?
So the work is nearly done, but they've used a different type of coping stone to what was there previously (previously it was a polystyrene type stone). We'd had several conversations with the guy doing it and although he's tried, he can't find a suitable like-for-like match.
Our concern is that it doesn't quite match next door (or the rest of the street!) and our house will look a bit odd in comparison. Are we over-thinking this, or would you accept this repair?
Couple of photos:
Our concern is that it doesn't quite match next door (or the rest of the street!) and our house will look a bit odd in comparison. Are we over-thinking this, or would you accept this repair?
Couple of photos:
Lotobear said:
what was the problem then?
Initial Quote said:
Quotation to carry out remedial repairs to your front box guttering and roof
Upon our appointment, I inspected your property and found there is an ongoing issue with a leak
from the front box gutter. I accessed the roof and stripped some tiles out for a closer inspection and
found that there is poorly designed secret gutter that runs down the left-side parapet wall that is
blocked and causing rain water to spill out the gutter and run down the roof behind the tiles. The
box gutter outlet has been poorly installed and has allowed rainwater to penetrate though to the
structural timbers and rot the timber decking. The timber decking is that rotten around the outlet it
has sunk below this which is preventing the rainwater from dispersing correctly. I am proposing a full
overhaul of the front box gutter section and to install a lead soaker system up the left-hand parapet
wall. There is quite a lot of work to be done but with all the poor attempts in the past I feel this
should be done correctly once and for all. The proposed works are as follows.
• Access the roof by the scaffolding already provided.
• We will strip the 1st course of tiles that fall onto the box gutter and stack for re-use.
• We will strip your section of box gutter and dispose of old materials.
• The existing damaged decking will be removed, and old materials disposed of.
• All damp structural timbers will be treated with wood preservative.
• A new deck will be installed using 18mm OSB3 structural ply which will be fixed with 70mm
wood screws. We will also create a timber kirb separating your box gutter from your
neighbours.
• A new custom fit lead outlet will be installed and fixed to the new decking.
• A new Firestone EPDM roof covering will be installed, all abutments and the outlet will be
sealed to manufactures guidelines.
• We will seal your new box gutter EPDM to your neighbour’s box gutter using a solvent based
primer.
• We will strip 3 tiles away from the parapet from the box gutter to the to of the roof exposing
the secret gutter.
• The secret gutter will be cleared of all built up debris and re-dressed to prevent rainwater
overspill.
• We will install plastic eave support trays along the box gutter tucked under the roofing felt,
this will prevent the felt sagging behind the box gutter.
• We will re-tile the stripped area of roof using the existing tiles, we will install individual lead
soakers on each tiles course to prevent water ingress in the future.
• Any broken tiles will be replaced with well-matched replacements.
• All old materials and debris will be disposed of.
TOTAL BOX GUTTER INC LEAD OUTLET: £1295.00+VAT
TOTAL ROOF WORKS: £895.00+VAT
Upon our appointment, I inspected your property and found there is an ongoing issue with a leak
from the front box gutter. I accessed the roof and stripped some tiles out for a closer inspection and
found that there is poorly designed secret gutter that runs down the left-side parapet wall that is
blocked and causing rain water to spill out the gutter and run down the roof behind the tiles. The
box gutter outlet has been poorly installed and has allowed rainwater to penetrate though to the
structural timbers and rot the timber decking. The timber decking is that rotten around the outlet it
has sunk below this which is preventing the rainwater from dispersing correctly. I am proposing a full
overhaul of the front box gutter section and to install a lead soaker system up the left-hand parapet
wall. There is quite a lot of work to be done but with all the poor attempts in the past I feel this
should be done correctly once and for all. The proposed works are as follows.
• Access the roof by the scaffolding already provided.
• We will strip the 1st course of tiles that fall onto the box gutter and stack for re-use.
• We will strip your section of box gutter and dispose of old materials.
• The existing damaged decking will be removed, and old materials disposed of.
• All damp structural timbers will be treated with wood preservative.
• A new deck will be installed using 18mm OSB3 structural ply which will be fixed with 70mm
wood screws. We will also create a timber kirb separating your box gutter from your
neighbours.
• A new custom fit lead outlet will be installed and fixed to the new decking.
• A new Firestone EPDM roof covering will be installed, all abutments and the outlet will be
sealed to manufactures guidelines.
• We will seal your new box gutter EPDM to your neighbour’s box gutter using a solvent based
primer.
• We will strip 3 tiles away from the parapet from the box gutter to the to of the roof exposing
the secret gutter.
• The secret gutter will be cleared of all built up debris and re-dressed to prevent rainwater
overspill.
• We will install plastic eave support trays along the box gutter tucked under the roofing felt,
this will prevent the felt sagging behind the box gutter.
• We will re-tile the stripped area of roof using the existing tiles, we will install individual lead
soakers on each tiles course to prevent water ingress in the future.
• Any broken tiles will be replaced with well-matched replacements.
• All old materials and debris will be disposed of.
TOTAL BOX GUTTER INC LEAD OUTLET: £1295.00+VAT
TOTAL ROOF WORKS: £895.00+VAT
Additional Works said:
We have taken the plunge and stripped and recovered the box gutter today and it has paid off as it's all gone well.. apart from the parapet wall we talked about it's alot worse than we thought it was going to be. I have attached some photos but there is alot of wanted ingress coming in along the left hand parapet wall the fibreglass clippings have started to really break through which is causing quite alot of condensation which is also all running down to the bottom corner.
Please see attached photos
Please see attached photos
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