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re-roofing terraced house - scaffolding access
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.18 PM
Hi all, I'm new to this forum so thanks in advance to anyone that responds. My husband and I recently purchased a 3 bed terraced (Victorian) house and during the winter we found there's been a leak in our roof. Water has slowly been spreading from the loft into the ceiling of our bedroom and for weeks we've been trying to find the source of the leak with no luck. We have buckets in the loft collecting the water but it's obviously still not collecting everything. We've had at least 5 roofers inspect the loft and one has even done some 'patchwork' on the roof but the leak continues. Our felt is old and doesn't breath so now there's mould on the timbers as well. We're now wondering if we should re-roof instead of trying to repair but we're very nervous about it. We don't have an alleyway behind the house and there is no way to access the garden other than straight through the house itself. We were told by one of the roofers that the scaffolding would have to be passed through the windows inside of the living/dining room. Is that right? We decorated recently and I really hope that won't be necessary. Thanks all!
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