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Standing water near edge of new GRP Fiber roof

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.19 PM

I had new GRP roof by the builder very recently. Since the rain last night, I observed that there is standing water near the edge of roof. builder thinks this is normal and nothing to worry about while suspect (I may be wrong, not sure, so asking) you can see the image here https://imgur.com/a/UZ4LxaS Can a competent roofer please advise if I am worrying for nothing or I got a problem at hand. If problem, what is suggested solution please

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3 Answers

Anonymous user

Hi you may have a problem with your new grp roof if it does not have the right pitch which means for it to hold water it may be nothink with the heavy rain we have been having recently hopefully u get sorted 👍

Answered26 October 2018

A&J Surveyors Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5

Newent

It looks okay, it is simply where the drip edge has not been rebated into the deck prior to lamination - hence you have a 2mm raised edge which catches and retains some rainwater. This should drain within 48hrs and therefore not be an issue. The problem with modern flat roof systems is that they are so smooth and therefore do show some water retention- old felt roofers use to hide this with stone clippings... Regards Drew @ Fibretechs - flat roofer Gloucestershire & Herefordshire

Answered27 October 2018

Specialist Roofers Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5

Waltham Cross

This is very unlikely to cause a problem although I agree it does look a bit unsightly. It is more time consuming during install to alleviate and as it does not cause any issue a lot of roofers will just install with out addressing pooling on the drip edges.

Answered19 November 2018