Repairing broken guttering above large conservatory

dekari

We've been trying to get a section of our rear guttering repaired for months now but every roofer we've contacted seems reluctant to tackle the problem due to the fact that the guttering in question is above a large conservatory and therefore hard to access.

We have developed a large damp patch on our upper rear external wall so we want to get the problem addressed asap but not sure who to contact. The house is detached with very tight access around the sides of the building. The conservatory is glass (including the roof) and has two peaks. It is approx. 6 metres wide and 3 metres deep.

Any ideas re. options and how much we would need to budget for this repair would be appreciated!

Thank you!

Warwick_Hunt

Have they thought about removing a couple of roof panels and using a ladder.

H&S will not doubt involve an expensive solution.

dekari

Do you mean removing glass panels from the conservatory roof?

KeithP

dekari wrote: »

Do you mean removing glass panels from the conservatory roof?

Yes, that's what Warwick meant.

Furts

dekari wrote: »

Any ideas re. options and how much we would need to budget for this repair would be appreciated!

Thank you!

Be careful here. Roofers should not be working off ladders. One could argue about ladder fixings, but in the real world this is not done. So the roofers are protecting their lives by not getting involved. In essence your actions are illegal if you are considering them working off ladders.

You have a legal duty under the CDM regs to consider safety, and you should not be asking anyone to price for illegal working. If this means getting scaffold erected then so be it. If it means going down to Travis Perkins and hiring an alloy tower set up for a weekend and doing a diy job then so be it.

Basically as a home owner you have to come up with a safe way of working and show roofers/contractors that you have covered your responsibilities here. You have not done so, so you are getting no responses.

G_M

My odd job man would go up on the conservatory roof with boards, fix the guttering, and charge £20 ph.

Scafolding will cost you £500 - £1000.

tony6403

Furts wrote: »

Be careful here.

You have a legal duty under the CDM regs to consider safety, and you should not be asking anyone to price for illegal working. If this means getting scaffold erected then so be it. If it means going down to Travis Perkins and hiring an alloy tower set up for a weekend and doing a diy job then so be it.

Basically as a home owner you have to come up with a safe way of working and show roofers/contractors that you have covered your responsibilities here. You have not done so, so you are getting no responses.

Furts , this is good advice in general terms but CDM regs pass the legal duties for H&S to the contractor where domestic clients are concerned.
Have a look here http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/domestic-clients.htm

Furts

tony6403 wrote: »

Furts , this is good advice in general terms but CDM regs pass the legal duties for H&S to the contractor where domestic clients are concerned.
Have a look here http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/domestic-clients.htm

Yes but in the real world it does not work that simply. Here it is if the consumer has given thought to this and the contractor knows their obligations. The consumer cannot play ignorant, or turn a blind eye to matters. There is a duty of care ethos here.

Put another way and consider a fatality occurring. If the consumer cannot show an audit trail is in place, with all due care, then they could be in court being prosecuted by HSE