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Advice about leak in gable thingy!
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daviduk1976
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Long story kept as short as poss!:
We had a loft conversion done over xmas 2010. Work seemed to be going fine. Xmas 2011 massive leak in main bathroom (the en suite is above it) We thought it was the ensuite, but the water wasn't foamy or shower water. It eventually turned out to be the lead flashing not done by the builders properly (now fixed).
We are in the process of redecorating house before moving....checked paperwork that may be required by solicitor, no completion certificate from council, apparently the electrics haven't been certified. Took 8 months for loft company to deal with. Received certificate of completion DEC 2014. (4 years after supposed completion)
Over the past few weeks...declutter home in readiness to put house on market. In the gable at front of house, we have storage that not been touched in couple of years. Noticed the area was slightly damp. The felt has come down and left loads of twigs and leaves. We get a roofer round to deal with. No problem. He then arrives to do the actual work, he removes tiles and discovers that when the loft conversion was done the builders had not laid ANY felt on one side. The small job is now huge.
I have contacted the loft conversion people who will send someone round to assess the roof.
My thoughts is why, when the tiles were off putting in steel joists and a new rafter they left an old felt and not put anything on the other side!?! surely common sense is that they'd replace the whole lot....
Job that was £350 is now over £1400 due to scaffolding needed.
Do you think that they should do the whole job without payment as they had failed to do it properly?
I have spoken to the FMB an independent body who my loft people are a member of. But they can't do anything yet.
Your thoughts please
We had a loft conversion done over xmas 2010. Work seemed to be going fine. Xmas 2011 massive leak in main bathroom (the en suite is above it) We thought it was the ensuite, but the water wasn't foamy or shower water. It eventually turned out to be the lead flashing not done by the builders properly (now fixed).
We are in the process of redecorating house before moving....checked paperwork that may be required by solicitor, no completion certificate from council, apparently the electrics haven't been certified. Took 8 months for loft company to deal with. Received certificate of completion DEC 2014. (4 years after supposed completion)
Over the past few weeks...declutter home in readiness to put house on market. In the gable at front of house, we have storage that not been touched in couple of years. Noticed the area was slightly damp. The felt has come down and left loads of twigs and leaves. We get a roofer round to deal with. No problem. He then arrives to do the actual work, he removes tiles and discovers that when the loft conversion was done the builders had not laid ANY felt on one side. The small job is now huge.
I have contacted the loft conversion people who will send someone round to assess the roof.
My thoughts is why, when the tiles were off putting in steel joists and a new rafter they left an old felt and not put anything on the other side!?! surely common sense is that they'd replace the whole lot....
Job that was £350 is now over £1400 due to scaffolding needed.
Do you think that they should do the whole job without payment as they had failed to do it properly?
I have spoken to the FMB an independent body who my loft people are a member of. But they can't do anything yet.
Your thoughts please
TOTAL 2013 £3100 :eek:
TOTAL 2014 £1250
TOTAL 2015: £500 winning:2 tkts to theatre, Cap1 Footie, weeks holiday in lakes.
TOTAL 2014 £1250
TOTAL 2015: £500 winning:2 tkts to theatre, Cap1 Footie, weeks holiday in lakes.
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Apologies, but I cannot quite fathom this out. If you are saying the loft conversion was defective, get them back to put it right. What guarantee did they offer?
But you were aware in 2011 that there were issues. Why did you not scrutinise everything then?0
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