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Roofing

Fascia board blown off - is roofer to blame

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.45 PM

I had a new roof installed 1 year ago with a 10 year guarantee. It’s concrete tile roof, and the roofer installed a dry verge system on the gable end. He did not replace the existing wooden fascia boards. One of the wooden fascia boards, together with the dry verge caps, have recently blown off, leaving the side of the roof exposed. The roofer says this is not his responsibility because his scope of work did not involve doing anything to the wooden fascia boards. He thinks probably they were not properly secured (although they’ve been in place without issue for about 60 years before I had my roof replaced). We have had some windy weather recently but nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year. I have checked the original quote he gave and there was no mention of the fascia boards, just that he would install a dry verge system. Do you think the roofer is responsible in any way?

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5 Answers

McKnight Roofing Limited

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Sudbury
Roofer not responsible, you said yourself fascia over 60 years old!
Answered30 March 2023
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Proper Roofing

Rating: 5 out of 5
Birkenhead
Any worker can only guarantee new work that they have done not anything currently existing. Prior to job.
Answered30 March 2023
2

J D Property Maintenance

Rating: 5 out of 5
Swansea
Can really say if he was to blame but he could of help and fix it as you give him the roof job wouldn’t take long to put it back up
Answered29 March 2023
0

Ross Argent

Rating: 5 out of 5
Bootle
The roofer isn’t necessary at fault as he’s just installing the verge end caps on the gable end to protect the roof and property from the elements of the weather. On the other hand should have the roofer advised the customer that the wooden fascia boards had seen better days. (If noticed). The top and bottom is that in a situation like that your material/job is only as good to what is fixed into.
Answered11 April 2023
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R&D Roofline

Rating: 5 out of 5
Colchester
Roofer will guarantee work he has installed with materials he’s used and workmanship not old timbers that were originally there
Answered16 November 2023
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