Problems with a Roofer.....
Discussion
This was redone and largely has been successful, as far as the new soakers go. The loft is now dry and water does not come through. Great.
However water was still coming through the kitchen flue, which was odd as my side of the chimney has now been concreted over ( as has this flue).
Stuck a iphone on a stick into the flue and recorded the water coming through the flue wall, the dividing wall between the two houses.
It also when raining heavy still comes through the lounge.
Water works in odd ways but it is somehow getting through the chimney, down the dividing wall and coming out onto the old plaster ceiling ( now ruined and cracked prob from having this happen for years).
Went next door, explained and they were happy for me to get onto the HA in order to sort it. Had had problems in the past.
Local HA responsible were great to start with and to cut a long story short it is now 7 weeks on and it has been passed through two surveyors, they acknowledge work needs to be done but nothing signed off as yet and no repairs done.
The current surveyor is on AL till near end of August and he is the only one for the area.
I need to get my ceilings repaired, does anyone know where I stand legally over this? Getting slightly animated over the phone has got me nowhere?
Am sick of living in a building site.
However water was still coming through the kitchen flue, which was odd as my side of the chimney has now been concreted over ( as has this flue).
Stuck a iphone on a stick into the flue and recorded the water coming through the flue wall, the dividing wall between the two houses.
It also when raining heavy still comes through the lounge.
Water works in odd ways but it is somehow getting through the chimney, down the dividing wall and coming out onto the old plaster ceiling ( now ruined and cracked prob from having this happen for years).
Went next door, explained and they were happy for me to get onto the HA in order to sort it. Had had problems in the past.
Local HA responsible were great to start with and to cut a long story short it is now 7 weeks on and it has been passed through two surveyors, they acknowledge work needs to be done but nothing signed off as yet and no repairs done.
The current surveyor is on AL till near end of August and he is the only one for the area.
I need to get my ceilings repaired, does anyone know where I stand legally over this? Getting slightly animated over the phone has got me nowhere?
Am sick of living in a building site.
Pita about nextdoors water coming into your ceiling and it being HA who are slower than a slow thing!
As for the soakers, glad it is sorted, literally went through the whole thing myself at the last house.
- Previous owner, a builder, had retiled it and not put them back.
- Cowboy who talked but didnt walk tried to solve it with spray foam from inside! Wasn't paid, clearly..... didnt fix it, clearly...
- One recomended guy was young and keen, but wanted scaffolding which tripled the price. Also wanted to put in an open valley elsewhere for another leak.
- Second older guy, absolutely sound. Sorted the soakers and replaced the also missing lead saddle at the top of the valley for a few hundred.
Pays to get the right man!
He then re-seated the hip ridge tiles for me five years later when storm Doris decided said previous owners weak mortar mix had lasted long enough, again, total gent and a very fair price.
Daniel
As for the soakers, glad it is sorted, literally went through the whole thing myself at the last house.
- Previous owner, a builder, had retiled it and not put them back.
- Cowboy who talked but didnt walk tried to solve it with spray foam from inside! Wasn't paid, clearly..... didnt fix it, clearly...
- One recomended guy was young and keen, but wanted scaffolding which tripled the price. Also wanted to put in an open valley elsewhere for another leak.
- Second older guy, absolutely sound. Sorted the soakers and replaced the also missing lead saddle at the top of the valley for a few hundred.
Pays to get the right man!
He then re-seated the hip ridge tiles for me five years later when storm Doris decided said previous owners weak mortar mix had lasted long enough, again, total gent and a very fair price.
Daniel
This is still on going and I could do with a bit of advice.
Firstly the soakers still leak, during a storm they leak like crazy which then leaks onto the upstairs ceilings and stains them. Have now rigged up a bucket for that so shouldnt happen again.
Got in touch with the roofer who of course during covid has folded his company.
Never trust a obese roofer
Wouldn't trust him to park trolleys at a supermarket.
Have a roofer of known quantity looking at that so should get it sorted as is a famiy friend of my mrs, just doesn't live local.
However the HA are still leaving me hanging after 4 months of chasing. Last news was told would be done last week but obviously hasn't happened dude to weather. There is no new date.
The lack of information passed through from their planning is terrible to the point of contempt. A roofer has obviously bodged something as I no longer get leaks downstairs but they wont tell me what! Totally unfair.
I have had enough now what would be my next step with this? Never had to take anything further than repeated phone calls?
Have just had a new ceiling boarded over downstairs do not want it ruining...
Firstly the soakers still leak, during a storm they leak like crazy which then leaks onto the upstairs ceilings and stains them. Have now rigged up a bucket for that so shouldnt happen again.
Got in touch with the roofer who of course during covid has folded his company.
Never trust a obese roofer
Wouldn't trust him to park trolleys at a supermarket.Have a roofer of known quantity looking at that so should get it sorted as is a famiy friend of my mrs, just doesn't live local.
However the HA are still leaving me hanging after 4 months of chasing. Last news was told would be done last week but obviously hasn't happened dude to weather. There is no new date.
The lack of information passed through from their planning is terrible to the point of contempt. A roofer has obviously bodged something as I no longer get leaks downstairs but they wont tell me what! Totally unfair.
I have had enough now what would be my next step with this? Never had to take anything further than repeated phone calls?
Have just had a new ceiling boarded over downstairs do not want it ruining...
bungz said:
Never trust a obese roofer
Cant fault that! Ha.bungz said:
This is still on going and I could do with a bit of advice.
Sounds utterly rubbish.My thoughts are
- Find another roofer, ideally recommended and over the age of 45.
- Fixing nextdoors roof might well cost less than the heart ache or ceiling.
Daniel
Your chimney looks similar age to mine, our roofer advised that they can get quite poruos at that age, he'd had loads of calls due to horrendous rain but short of rebuilding the chimney there isn't many fixes - he said painting with a clear waterproofer could help but best is to use it regularly to dry it out. Turns out he was right, we hadn't used the open fire in months, and after drying it out and using occassionally its been fine (we didn't get round to painting waterproofer).
So either of those options may help (use fire/paint it).
So either of those options may help (use fire/paint it).
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