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    Building control have said that the flashing kit needs to be installed as per the manufacturer's instructions which, having looked into it, means the tiles need to run up to between 30 - 60mm from the edge of the Velux. Clearly there's a much bigger gap. I'll be requesting that the matter is corrected regardless of the amount of work involved.
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    Thanks everyone for your replies. We've had the builder out today. To be fair he agreed the dry verge didn't look good so I'm going to ask him to remove it and put concrete in instead. The roofer is convinced the Velux windows are ok and won't leak. He said he couldn't cut a thin enough line of tile to fill the gap to the Velux without the tile snapping. Building control are coming out tomorrow so I'll be asking them their opinion on it all. Thanks, Dave
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    Hi Mark. Thanks. It's difficult to find written instructions for the installation of the flashing kit. Everything seems to be visual aid instructions from Velux themselves
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    Relations with the builder are ok but he gets very defensive if we point out something that we believe to be incorrect. This is why I wanted to get professional opinions on the state of the roof before I challenged him on it. As it stands I'm happy that the verge needs fixing but not sure if the tiles need to be installed closer to the edge of the Velux windows.
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    Thanks for your input Dave. One of the Velux's has been leaking but this was before the flashing kit had been installed. I assumed that the flashing kit would fix the issue. I'm not sure when building control were last on site or when they're next due to be here.
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    Can I just ask, in terms of the thickness of the tiles. Where is this measurement taken from? I'm wondering if the tiles are too thick for the flashing kit.
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    Thanks for this.
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    Thanks for the response. Just taken some photos from the inside if that's what you mean.
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    Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the responses. I've tried looking at the Velux installation instructions for the flashing kit (EDW pk08) but can't find a definitive answer as to how close to the edge of the Velux the tiles should be installed. It looks odd to me to be able to see the gutter to the side. My main concern is that the roof will leak if rain water is allowed to flow so freely underneath the tiles.
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    Morning Mike, Thanks very much for your quick reply. I really appreciate your time - is great to have such info ahead of the builder's visit this morning. I'll have a look through the Velux fitting instructions to check compliance. Thanks again, Dave
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    Hello everyone, I would really like some advice regarding the quality of work we have just received from a roofing company contracted by the builder carrying out our single storey extension. I am not in the industry, but having seen the work I feel it is not to a good standard. We are speaking to the builder about it later this morning and I would just really like to be armed with other people's opinions before confronting the builder. My main concerns are the strange plastic verge edging along the main edges of the roof and the tiling around the Velux windows. Should there be a gap that big between the tiles and the Velux? Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you. David Scott
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