Roofer recommendations megathread - NO JOBS, ADVERTISING OR QUOTES

[NorthernStar 11]

Double felted on the inside sounds a bit dubious to me, and no ventilation

 

Yes, put slits in the felt in a criss cross shape directly below your vent tiles and think about the through flow of air, it needs to be done. It is possible that you could be opening a can of worms but the sooner you do this the better. The felt is not there to keep out the weather and if you do have roof leaks you need to know this before the rot sets into your rafters and laths.

 

If you have any doubts I suggest you get a roofing specialist to take a look, poor ventilation in the roof space can cause all sorts of problems.

[uksubs77 10]

Thank you for the advice I will get this sorted asap. cheers.

[per1 10]

Im new to this site. Just wanted a bit of advice please. Ive had a nightmare with my loft insulation, roof sweating, due to the roof being double felted and no air vents being in place. However after months of waiting I have now had 4 roof (tile) vents fitted and fresh loft insulation has been laid. I'm just worried now that the roof vents will not be effective due to the roof being double-felted (on the inside). Should I make some slits in the back felt to ensure air flow Or would this be risky? (Thinking why has the roof been double-felted? was there a leak?). Not sure what to do or whether the work that has been done by the professionals will be effective enough to stop the sweating. Please advise.

 

When you say double felted do you mean 2 layers of felt together or is one layer on the topside of the rafter and one layer on the underside?

The firm that fitted your vents should have cut through the top layer below the vents.

Before you start cutting any more felt I would phone a roofing company for a quote/advice.I,m busy myself but there seems some decent guys on here.

Hope this helps.

[uksubs77 10]

Thank you for the replies it turns out the roofer has done proper job and did cut through the felt im just blind and seem to miss that one! So all good thank you.

[paul_scholey 10]

Jo Jo and Supergran - R Wilson sounded positive until your two posts. Both of you joined the Forum in July 2011? Both recommending the same company just a couple hours apart? I am not against supporting friends/family. My apologies if I'm off beam here, but being a cynical sort you've raised my suspicions.

Regarding supergran99 and jo-jo 123..... the only posts that they've made on the forum have been recommending r wilson.

 

Just a little bit suspicious and sounds like a very good reason to avoid..........

[lyndseyDIZ 10]

Hi I have some roof tiles that need replacing, quite a small job, does anyone have any recent recommendations for someone to do the job? Preferaly someone who would provide a free quote. Thanks in advance

[coops 10]

Good roofer needed to fix small leak in attic eves.

Please pm me if interested.

 

thanks

[Jtb building 10]

Hi there give me a call would be able to pop round tmro

 

thanks

 

John Ballantyne

[dan2802 53]

Good roofer needed to fix small leak in attic eves.

Please pm me if interested.

 

thanks

 

I'd like to come and take a look but pretty busy!!

Try Mally350z. I've worked with him on a few jobs and hes a decent guy.

Dan

 

PS Hows the climbing going??

[mally350z 10]

I'd like to come and take a look but pretty busy!!

Try Mally350z. I've worked with him on a few jobs and hes a decent guy.

Dan

 

PS Hows the climbing going??

 

Rhanks Dan !

[bread 10]

I'm looking for an honest roofer to fix some missing slates in the short term and possibly a complete roof replacement somewhere down the line. So far, my experience has been poor - either the roofers don't even bother to show up to give a quote even though they know I've taken time off work to wait in for them or they are so obviously overcharging that I'm not going to be using their services. Any recommendations for a good roofer would be very much appreciated!

[bread 10]

I'm looking for an honest roofer to fix some missing slates in the short term and possibly a complete roof replacement somewhere down the line. So far, my experience has been poor - either the roofers don't even bother to show up to give a quote even though they know I've taken time off work to wait in for them or they are so obviously overcharging that I'm not going to be using their services. Any recommendations for a good roofer would be very much appreciated!