its running down the wall!!!

Wee_Bargain_Hunter

There's some grey gooey stuff that you can slap on. Not sure what it's called but saw it on QVC about a year ago. Saw them doing demos on a roof and a boat. Maybe try a diy store.

annie123

If its a felt flat roof (which it prob is) there are lots of products at b&q etc for home repairs.
Look at it tomorrow in day light you may find it has just a small split in it.
We repaired MIL one last year for less than £20 and took a couple of hours.
Just phoned her to check and its still dry as a bone.....where did that saying come from?

noonesperfect

If you can find where the water is getting in B&Q sell some stuff called Thomsons Roofseal. A huge tin is about £20 but you shouldn't need one that size. It comes in smaller tins too.

I sympathise, flat roofs were invented by the devil's spawn.

That should help till the end of the month.

Pink.

Hi cady,

You should get more help from the experts who post on the In My Home board so I've moved your thread across.

Pink

blissfulbabe

A few years ago I came downstairs to find water pouring down my living room wall - it looked like a waterfall because it was coming down so fast and in such a quantity and the living room floor was completely flooded. I managed to get my neighbour, who is a roofer, to come round and when he went up to check he found it was my guttering which was completely blocked and, thankfully, the roofing was intact.

As a plus point, the guttering was blocked as a result of him having an extension built and the builders just chucking stuff over his roof apex, thinking it would land in the garden. My neighbour was so embarrassed he cleaned out the gutters that day and paid for new laminate flooring, which he got a mate to lay - and it is much better quality than what was there originally:D . Haven't had a problem since, despite one spectacular day last year, when we received 4 inches of rain in less than two hours!

Check your guttering first - it might be a lot cheaper than getting a roofer in!

savemoney

You can get some stuff that you can apply on wet areas, I have seen it on one of the DIY sheds

Screwfix have something like it

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/57518/Building/Building-Chemicals/Flexacryl-Roof-Repair-Compound-Black-1kg

tarren

cady wrote: »

ok dont know where to post this but we have a flat roof on our kitchen extension and we sometimes get a damp patch when it rains well its poured all bloomin day and the wall is wet and the water is running (only a small amout) down the wall just like as if the windows a were condedsed the roof isnt dripping and there is not a hole i can see but what should i do??? should i blast the heating to dry it or get the hairdryer on it??? please help im worried the rood will fall in !! :eek:

From the problem you describe, it is in all probability not a failure of the flat roof.
Water penetration at the point where the roof butts the house wall is almost without exception a failure during construction to insert a cavity tray.

The lead flashing, or more correctly, a covering flashing, does exactly that, it covers the top extremity of the felt from water ingress.

If your leak occurs only when driving rain soaks your wall, then you can be 100% sure, you have a wall problem. Do not waste your money on treating your flat roof. Call in a reputable builder and ask for a quote to insert a cavity tray.

With solid walls the approach will differ.

Flyfisher_2

Average life of a felt constructed flat roof is 20 years. They will not allow you to use flat roofs in my area now on new builds.

James123_2

20 years for a felt roof. I was told absolutely no more than about 10 or 12 before mine would need attention, so went for a resin roof instead - not too much dearer, and a 30 year life expectancy!