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• Roofing
• Redhill
• Posted 26th Sep 2017

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Hello

I have a few jobs on my roof that need some attention.

The first job is that my house which is an early 1900's semi detached has a dorma roof loft conversion. The flat roof section of the dorm has come guttering which runs round the edge and there is a very small down pipe which directs the water onto the the spine of the final portion of pitched roof at the back of the house. Where the down pipe has been directed means that water runs alongside the lead flashing between the back wall of the dorma and the back section of pitched roof. Over time moss has built up under the lead flashing where it has been poorly dressed into the ridged tiles and the water is then directed via the moss under the lead flashing leading to leaks in the attic under the back section of the pitched roof. I would therefore like the down pipe guttering from the flat dorma roof to be extended and guided to the pitched roof gutter away from the lead flashing as well as cleaning and properly dressing the lead flashing between the pitched roof and dorma back wall.

The second job is to repoint the front chimney stack on the house as there is moss and vegetation beginning to grow out from the pointing.

The final job is to fit chimney cowls to the two chimney pots on my side of the front chimney stack (there a four in total but the other two are for my neighbours semi-detached house). The chimneys are currently not in use but ideally I would like cowls fitted to prevent water ingress but be able to tolerate the chimney in use should I wish to use it in the future.

I appreciate that it is a lot of reading but any help will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Joe