Janet stone

Good day Build Hub Family Attached is the contact I have drafted and intend to sign with the bathroom fitter. I would value your comments on the payment terms (highlighted) in red print for ease of reference and other parts of the contract. I have seen his work and he comes recommended by two previous clients. BUILDING HUB - DOMESTIC RENOVATIONS CONTRACT.docx

Thanks Joe 90, I am waiting for the roofer to visit to discuss how the issues can be addressed

Also Forum Building Hub community, the roofer fitted white plastic fascias and soffits. He did not fit any white soffits under the roof gable and tells me under the roof gable is not part of the soffit area. Is that true? Many thanks for your guidance.

Carrerahill, thanks for your comments. I have asked to be sent extra tiles in case the bonding method needs changing in future. I dont know what else I can do? Any suggestions please

Thanks Jo 90, should the bird guard be fitted from the outside roof or can it be fitted in the loft area? If it is to be fitted from the outside roof eaves, then they will need a ladder or scaffolding? Also will I need to remove the fascia coverings for it to be fitted?

Good morning Building Hub Community I totally replaced my roof about a couple of months ago. I couldnt go into the loft space due to the effects of the dust, following the replacement. I have now accessed the roof space as it has been cleaned. There is quite a gap between the roof eaves and fascias. I am told the gap should not be more than 1 finger width or 1" but mine appears larger. It is covered by felt. I am worried that with time birds, squirrels, bees and other pests will be able to access the roof space? What can I do? I have attached photos below. I will be able to respond to messages this evening. Regards, Janet.

Thanks for all the postings which I have found helpful.

Probably, thanks

I have put up photos of the front and back roof taken from the ground floor. I will try and find someone with a ladder to go up and take photos from the scaffolding Any comments please. My neighbour who retired as a builder about 13 years ago tells me the roof is well done. It drizzled and I thought some sections of the felt in the loft space got stained with droplets of water. My neighbour says it is nothing to worry about but I am not sure.

Ok I will try to get pictures from the top of a ladder and post it for your comment, much appreciated.

Thanks for the information and advice, Much appreciated. My contract states I will pay the balance to the roofer, after the Building Control inspection. If I get an independent roofer/builder/inspector report does my roofer have to comply with the recommendations? Where can I find a list of independent roofer/builder/inspectors? Would it be better to wait and see if I have any problems with the workmanship before commissioning an independent report? Can I buy an insurance backed guarantee? I have a 25 year guarantee but if the roofer goes out of business its worthless.

I replaced the roof on my two-story house with concrete interlocking tiles and the dry ridge roofing system. I paid the local authority building control department to inspect the work and provide an approval certificate. The roofer left the scaffolding up, so the inspector could go up and check the work. The roofer was not on site when the inspector arrived. The inspector said he could not go up the scaffolding to inspect the work as the roofer had not left him a ladder. My next-door neighbor is a builder and I offered to collect one from him. The inspector declined to state it was not needed and he would inspect the work from ground level. Part of his view is blocked by the scaffolding boards. He went across the road and checked the front and side roof without using binoculars and said it was all ok. He told me he did not need to check the rear of the property as he had viewed it from the adjacent road where he had parked his car. He opened the loft hatch, briefly looked in the loft without turning on the light, and said it was ok. He walked under the scaffolding and said he could see from the gaps in the scaffolding that the new gutters, fascias, and soffits were all ok. He spent a maximum of l0 minutes, said he has completed the inspection, and passed the work. I repeatedly told him that I was concerned that he had not gone up on the scaffolding to inspect the roof closer, nor had he used binoculars for close-up checks. He told me not to worry and everything is ok. My friend involved the local authority inspectors who passed her roof last week. She tells me her inspector visited twice and each time, he went up the scaffolding and did a close-up inspection of the work. I am concerned that there may be snagging work or problems with the work that the inspector did not pick up. Is this the right way to inspect roof work? My son suggested I pay an Independent inspector to get a thorough report. Is that ok and will the roofer comply with that if additional work is necessary? The roofer left the scaffolding up from Thursday 14.4.2022 for the inspection and will take it down on Tuesday 19.4.2022 (due to the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend). As it is Easter Weekend I cannot contact the Local Authority till Tuesday. I paid the Local Authority £250 to inspect the roof which was costly to replace and I am very concerned.