New Extension Roof Leaking

The tiles and underlay will be unable to cope with such large volumes of water over a prolonged period of time and will eventually cave under the pressure causing a leak.

New extension roof leaking.

We have a new extension which is 4 2m x 5m and a pitch of 14 degrees. Got new roof about 1 year ago started leaking 3 weeks ago. On my drawings i would specify something along the lines roof tiles shall be marley double roman interlocking roof tiles complete with all necessary eaves verge ridge valley and hip tiles including fixints trims and the like all fixed in accordance with the manufacurer s fixing guide and instructions and bs8000 6. Water coming down the side of the old french door now doorway to house extension and trickling to the floor.

The leak appears to be getting in behind the lead cover flashing where new roof joins against existing wall it is code 5 lead chased into wall 25mm. After heavy rain just not discovered a leak. If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures. If it rains hard and is windy water is coming through within 10 mins.

Called and doesn t answer found out it was not his number. Some roof leaks are tough to locate. We didn t have any form of formal contract warranty with the building company. So before you pick up the phone and begin to yell at your roof you first need to stay calm and try to assess the situation.

A leak in your new roof is extremely upsetting but getting worked up yelling at the roofer or tearing your hair out is not going to get it fixed any faster. The leak seemed to clear up for several months but has started up again in the last month and has now extended to above the patio doors in the adjoining room but which is still part of the same wall where the leak. Owner came out and put some sealant on ridge vent. Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.

Looks slightly damp above the door to one side so i guess water is coming down the outside wall past the flashing behind the dot and dab plasterboard and landing on top of the french door. An extension completed less than 2 years ago now has a leak in the flat roof. Have had a lean to extension built and i have water leaking running down the inside wall. We are using low pitch tiles that can go down to 12degrees.

If you have a lean to extension that the water from main roof on your house is discharged onto there is a significant chance of this roof leaking. Told us to call his personal cell. The kitchen has been extended before we moved in and the leak appeared where the new extension meets the old part of the house. Should we expect the building company to rectify this.

Leaking again today called business number 4 times in last 3 days.